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Why choose a Signature mouthguard ?
Dental injuries are the most common type of oro-facial injuries sustained during sport
with the upper central and lateral incisors accounting for approximately 83% of all dental
injuries.
The importance of wearing mouthguards to reduce such injuries is well researched, however
the vast majority of sportspeople, as a result of poor alternatives and the absence of
education programmes, have used inferior ‘generic’ mouthguards purchased on the
basis of non-critical factors such as colour and price. These generic mouthguards neither
fit nor protect effectively.
The decision to wear a mouthguard while participating in either recreational or
professional sport is a complex choice. The nature of the sport (i.e. contact vs
non-contact, racquet, stick or ball sport), the position of the participant ‘on the
field’, the level of competition, the age and gender of the sportsperson are all
variables which can be used to determine the most suitable style and type of mouthguard to
be used.
Unfortunately, most ‘generic’ mouthguards have not been designed to accommodate
these basic variables and while sportspeople continue to compromise their safety by
purchasing these products there will remain an unacceptable level of preventable dental
injury.
Signature Mouthguards' 20 years of continued research and development has not only
produced the revolutionary, internationally acclaimed Signature custom fabricated
mouthguard but has also led to the introduction of a new range of ‘off the
shelf’ mouthguards.
While these types will never match the soundness of the professional custom hand made
laboratory type, Signatures' cutting edge design and production techniques have allowed
many of the unique features present in the custom fabricated types to be incorporated into
these ‘off the shelf’ types providing a level of protection and comfort not
before available in any ‘generic’ mouthguard product. |
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