{"id":6659,"date":"2015-08-13T12:25:59","date_gmt":"2015-08-13T02:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/?p=6659"},"modified":"2015-08-13T12:25:59","modified_gmt":"2015-08-13T02:25:59","slug":"over-the-counter-mouthguards-pose-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/over-the-counter-mouthguards-pose-risks\/","title":{"rendered":"Over-the-counter mouthguards pose risks"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cI hadn\u2019t though about getting a custom fitted mouthguard from a dentist to wear when I play sport,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cI though the mouthguard I was wearing the game was good enough. One girl on my hockey team wears a dentist-fitted mouthguard but the rest of us use the ones you buy in stores. I really want to get the word out about how important it is to use a custom fitted mouthguard when playing sport.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now facing extensive dental reconstructive surgery, Johnson is an example of the the ADA\u2019s recent research, which found that three in four active Australian use an over-the-counter mouthguard rather than on custom-fitted, a detail highlighted during its recent Dental Health Week<\/a>. The figure for children is one in two.<\/p>

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