Mouthguard Advice
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My nine year old is starting rugby again, and the last time he played he had all sorts of trouble fitting the mouthguard.
No matter how we moulded it, it kept slipping down. Any advice on how to fit it properly? Happy to spend more money if it's a quality thing, is their a place to get them fitted properly?
I never played with one, so know nothing about them. I don't want him worrying about it falling out when he's out there.
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@Kirwan said in Mouthguard Advice:
My nine year old is starting rugby again, and the last time he played he had all sorts of trouble fitting the mouthguard.
No matter how we moulded it, it kept slipping down. Any advice on how to fit it properly? Happy to spend more money if it's a quality thing, is their a place to get them fitted properly?
I never played with one, so know nothing about them. I don't want him worrying about it falling out when he's out there.
Coming from a professional, go to a clinical denture technician. Will cost around 50 to 80 bucks but they are vacuum fitted on a model and fit like a glove
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If you want to try again with a shop bought one you will probably need to heat it up with hotter water than they recommend ie recently boiled and push it up high over the roots of the canine teeth. Also jnr needs to suck his cheeks in hard then drop in cold water
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@canefan said in Mouthguard Advice:
If you want to try again with a shop bought one you will probably need to heat it up with hotter water than they recommend ie recently boiled and push it up high over the roots of the canine teeth. Also jnr needs to suck his cheeks in hard then drop in cold water
Thanks, have tried variations on this with no luck. What am I searching for the dental approach?
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If money is no object just go to the dentist. I always got mine from there and they are both effective, and barely noticeable because they fit so well. I could chat in mine no worries it was stuck to my teeth.
In my experience you could never get a shop bought to fit perfectly, no matter the brand
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@canefan said in Mouthguard Advice:
@Kirwan do you mean what landmarks in the mouth are you looking for?
Sorry, have my daughters birthday party happening around me, so not being very clear. Meant what to search for a dental technician that does that.
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A clinical denture technician makes dentures mouthguards etc but is also able to take mouth impressions. This way you save costs because they can do the whole thing from start to finish. If you go to a dentist they will cost more because they will probably charge you for taking the impressions and fitting which is a piece of piss. Ask them if they can take impressions and make mouthguards.any more than 85 bucks in Auckland and I'd say you can do better. You in Akld?
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@canefan said in Mouthguard Advice:
A clinical denture technician makes dentures mouthguards etc but is also able to take mouth impressions. This way you save costs because they can do the whole thing from start to finish. If you go to a dentist they will cost more because they will probably charge you for taking the impressions and fitting which is a piece of piss. Ask them if they can take impressions and make mouthguards.any more than 85 bucks in Auckland and I'd say you can do better. You in Akld?
Yeah, I am. This is exactly the info I was after, appreciate it
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@Kirwan said in Mouthguard Advice:
@canefan said in Mouthguard Advice:
A clinical denture technician makes dentures mouthguards etc but is also able to take mouth impressions. This way you save costs because they can do the whole thing from start to finish. If you go to a dentist they will cost more because they will probably charge you for taking the impressions and fitting which is a piece of piss. Ask them if they can take impressions and make mouthguards.any more than 85 bucks in Auckland and I'd say you can do better. You in Akld?
Yeah, I am. This is exactly the info I was after, appreciate it
I'm sure they'll even make it in Auckland blues colours!
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@canefan said in Mouthguard Advice:
@Kirwan said in Mouthguard Advice:
@canefan said in Mouthguard Advice:
A clinical denture technician makes dentures mouthguards etc but is also able to take mouth impressions. This way you save costs because they can do the whole thing from start to finish. If you go to a dentist they will cost more because they will probably charge you for taking the impressions and fitting which is a piece of piss. Ask them if they can take impressions and make mouthguards.any more than 85 bucks in Auckland and I'd say you can do better. You in Akld?
Yeah, I am. This is exactly the info I was after, appreciate it
I'm sure they'll even make it in Auckland blues colours!
The boy supports the Canes
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@Kirwan said in Mouthguard Advice:
@canefan said in Mouthguard Advice:
@Kirwan said in Mouthguard Advice:
@canefan said in Mouthguard Advice:
A clinical denture technician makes dentures mouthguards etc but is also able to take mouth impressions. This way you save costs because they can do the whole thing from start to finish. If you go to a dentist they will cost more because they will probably charge you for taking the impressions and fitting which is a piece of piss. Ask them if they can take impressions and make mouthguards.any more than 85 bucks in Auckland and I'd say you can do better. You in Akld?
Yeah, I am. This is exactly the info I was after, appreciate it
I'm sure they'll even make it in Auckland blues colours!
The boy supports the Canes
They can do that too. Smart lad. He'll go far!
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I always had the stock standard cheap ones and they fitted perfectly...
Bought some (@$25 ea or something??) for my kids last year, says they dont need moulding, just fit em and all good, daughters one fitted sweet, sons, nope....
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The boy supports the Canes
Just tell people its yellow and black for the Eden club...
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