{"id":11,"date":"2012-08-31T07:54:31","date_gmt":"2012-08-31T07:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.betteryoursmile.com\/?p=11"},"modified":"2026-04-03T14:10:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T14:10:45","slug":"extra-protection-from-concussion-with-an-athletic-mouthguard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betteryoursmile.com\/blog\/extra-protection-from-concussion-with-an-athletic-mouthguard\/","title":{"rendered":"Extra Protection from Concussion with an Athletic Mouthguard"},"content":{"rendered":"\"\"<\/a>If you play a contact sport like football, hockey, or boxing, you know how important an athletic mouthguard<\/strong> is for protecting your teeth and tongue. But did you know that an athletic mouthguard<\/strong> can also offer extra protection from concussions?\r\n\r\nIt\u2019s true!\r\n\r\nA custom-made athletic mouthguard<\/strong> will actually absorb some of the force incurred from falls, collisions, or other forms of physical activity during play, helping athletes avoid a serious concussion. You might think of them as acting like shock absorbers that protect the jaw and the base of the skull from becoming violently jarred.\r\n\r\nThat makes wearing an athletic mouthguard<\/strong> absolutely essential for some sports, like the ones mentioned above. But it\u2019s not just football players and hockey players who can benefit. The American Dental Association<\/a> and the Academy of Sports Dentistry<\/a> recommends that athletes from just about any sport wear an athletic mouthguard<\/strong>, including athletes involved in:\r\n