Mouthguards
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@canefan said in Mouthguards:
@taniwharugby said in Mouthguards:
@mariner4life said in Mouthguards:
and chipped my two top teeth
ha, I fell down the steps at the rugby club afterwards and chipped mine, now have to have a bridge...I was 10 so alcohol wasnt involved haha
Was it on ACC? You should get an implant....
You drumming up work?
My front two teeth were broken when I was about 12 (hockey not rugby for that one). Root canal, metal pins that pretty much go up behind my nose, crowns. All that shit that @canefan can correct me on. Then I smacked them again (showing off on waterskis) in my late teens. Pretty much same process.
Not sure that a mouthgaurd would have helped in either case but it wouldn't have been a bad idea either.
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@taniwharugby said in Mouthguards:
I contributed $800 of the $4,500 for a new one.
No wonder the government doesn't want to extend Medicare's coverage of dentistry.
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@Snowy said in Mouthguards:
@canefan said in Mouthguards:
@taniwharugby said in Mouthguards:
@mariner4life said in Mouthguards:
and chipped my two top teeth
ha, I fell down the steps at the rugby club afterwards and chipped mine, now have to have a bridge...I was 10 so alcohol wasnt involved haha
Was it on ACC? You should get an implant....
You drumming up work?
My front two teeth were broken when I was about 12 (hockey not rugby for that one). Root canal, metal pins that pretty much go up behind my nose, crowns. All that shit that @canefan can correct me on. Then I smacked them again (showing off on waterskis) in my late teens. Pretty much same process.
Not sure that a mouthgaurd would have helped in either case but it wouldn't have been a bad idea either.
Not touting. But make sure you have the ACC number kept up to date. 2 implants are about $12k private and for example at our place you would only pay about 800 total. Best deal around courtesy of ACC
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@canefan said in Mouthguards:
If it was on ACC they will cover you (assuming the funding is the same) for life. Ridiculous
Was definitely ACC. There were a lot of forms to fill out.
Didn't know about the "for life" thing. No way I will have the ACC number it was over 30 years ago.
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@Snowy said in Mouthguards:
@canefan said in Mouthguards:
If it was on ACC they will cover you (assuming the funding is the same) for life. Ridiculous
Was definitely ACC. There were a lot of forms to fill out.
Didn't know about the "for life" thing. No way I will have the ACC number it was over 30 years ago.
You can file a statutory declaration. As long as you have an approximate date and location, and get an up to date xray and photo you should be sweet. Implant approval does depend on condition of your other teeth though, if you are missing some teeth that could be a problem
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@canefan he has no issues obtaining teeth....
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@canefan said in Mouthguards:
@Snowy said in Mouthguards:
@canefan said in Mouthguards:
If it was on ACC they will cover you (assuming the funding is the same) for life. Ridiculous
Was definitely ACC. There were a lot of forms to fill out.
Didn't know about the "for life" thing. No way I will have the ACC number it was over 30 years ago.
You can file a statutory declaration. As long as you have an approximate date and location, and get an up to date xray and photo you should be sweet. Implant approval does depend on condition of your other teeth though, if you are missing some teeth that could be a problem
Nah, full set of healthy ones. I'm all for the mouthguards though.
Like wearing a seatbelt for me - no brainer.
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@Snowy said in Mouthguards:
@canefan said in Mouthguards:
@Snowy said in Mouthguards:
@canefan said in Mouthguards:
If it was on ACC they will cover you (assuming the funding is the same) for life. Ridiculous
Was definitely ACC. There were a lot of forms to fill out.
Didn't know about the "for life" thing. No way I will have the ACC number it was over 30 years ago.
You can file a statutory declaration. As long as you have an approximate date and location, and get an up to date xray and photo you should be sweet. Implant approval does depend on condition of your other teeth though, if you are missing some teeth that could be a problem
Nah, full set of healthy ones. I'm all for the mouthguards though.
Like wearing a seatbelt or me - no brainer.
If you have a dentist get them to fill the paperwork out next time you go. ACC shred their files after 10 years but it is easy to get reset
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@taniwharugby said in Mouthguards:
@canefan he has no issues obtaining teeth....
Wasn't planning on using any from "guests" but now that you mention it...
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@antipodean said in Mouthguards:
@NTA said in Mouthguards:
@antipodean said in Mouthguards:
@NTA said in Mouthguards:
Correct tackle technique - biting down (clench), tongue on the roof of the mouth - will stabilise the neck.
You know they're different muscles, yeah?
You know they don't operate in isolation, yeah?
You have to tense your neck to close your mouth?
Bro do you even rugby?
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@Snowy said in Mouthguards:
@canefan said in Mouthguards:
@Snowy said in Mouthguards:
@canefan said in Mouthguards:
If it was on ACC they will cover you (assuming the funding is the same) for life. Ridiculous
Was definitely ACC. There were a lot of forms to fill out.
Didn't know about the "for life" thing. No way I will have the ACC number it was over 30 years ago.
You can file a statutory declaration. As long as you have an approximate date and location, and get an up to date xray and photo you should be sweet. Implant approval does depend on condition of your other teeth though, if you are missing some teeth that could be a problem
Nah, full set of healthy ones. I'm all for the mouthguards though.
Like wearing a seatbelt or me - no brainer.
Yep, I was first amazed that we somehow have a four page thread on wearing a mouthguard, but then this is the Fern.
Got a dentist made mouthguard in club colours nearly 20 years ago... which will come in handy at social hockey tonight. It's absolutely fine for breathing with, and I'm someone whose sinuses are shot...
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@Donsteppa said in Mouthguards:
@Snowy said in Mouthguards:
@canefan said in Mouthguards:
@Snowy said in Mouthguards:
@canefan said in Mouthguards:
If it was on ACC they will cover you (assuming the funding is the same) for life. Ridiculous
Was definitely ACC. There were a lot of forms to fill out.
Didn't know about the "for life" thing. No way I will have the ACC number it was over 30 years ago.
You can file a statutory declaration. As long as you have an approximate date and location, and get an up to date xray and photo you should be sweet. Implant approval does depend on condition of your other teeth though, if you are missing some teeth that could be a problem
Nah, full set of healthy ones. I'm all for the mouthguards though.
Like wearing a seatbelt or me - no brainer.
Yep, I was first amazed that we somehow have a four page thread on wearing a mouthguard, but then this is the Fern.
Got a dentist made mouthguard in club colours nearly 20 years ago... which will come in handy at social hockey tonight. It's absolutely fine for breathing with, and I'm someone whose sinuses are shot...
Worst injury I ever saw was social hockey. Woman got high sticked in the face by a male player, sans mouthguard. Her mouth was like a jigsaw, you didn't know where to start. Would have cost ACC at least $30K. But have fun
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@canefan said in Mouthguards:
high sticked in the face
That's what happened to me. Just got the front two. Very unpleasant though.
Looked like I had had collagen implants for quite some time too.
Be careful out there @Donsteppa .
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hockey is a crazy sport, surprising there arent more faces smashed in from sticks and flying hockey balls.
Although it is understandable when I think back to when I worked in a Sports store and the reps showing the special inserts and materials that went into top grade goalie gear
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I lost my front two at 11. I have a partial plate and a crooked tooth because they wouldn't do anything until I was 18 because my jaw was still growing. All through my teens with a small black stump where my teeth should be.
Not great for your self confidence.
Didnt have mouthguards in those days - or ACC.
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@NTA said in Mouthguards:
@antipodean said in Mouthguards:
@NTA said in Mouthguards:
@antipodean said in Mouthguards:
@NTA said in Mouthguards:
Correct tackle technique - biting down (clench), tongue on the roof of the mouth - will stabilise the neck.
You know they're different muscles, yeah?
You know they don't operate in isolation, yeah?
You have to tense your neck to close your mouth?
Bro do you even rugby?
Not being front row I've kept sufficient synapses to not have to concentrate on closing my mouth.
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@antipodean said in Mouthguards:
@NTA said in Mouthguards:
@antipodean said in Mouthguards:
@NTA said in Mouthguards:
@antipodean said in Mouthguards:
@NTA said in Mouthguards:
Correct tackle technique - biting down (clench), tongue on the roof of the mouth - will stabilise the neck.
You know they're different muscles, yeah?
You know they don't operate in isolation, yeah?
You have to tense your neck to close your mouth?
Bro do you even rugby?
Not being front row I've kept sufficient synapses to not have to concentrate on closing my mouth.
i resemble that comment!
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they are picking on Savea unfairly - he obviously cannot find a suitable one tall enough to fit the length (height) of his teeth.
