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Cookstown Dental Centre provides high-quality, custom-made sportsguards designed around your teeth, bite, and activity. Our goal is a guard that feels secure, comfortable, and durable.
Whether you are a young athlete or an adult who enjoys recreational or competitive sport, we welcome patients from Cookstown, Innisfil, Barrie, Bradford, and nearby communities.
What is a sportsguard?
A sportsguard, also called a sports mouthguard, fits over the teeth to help cushion the mouth during activities where contact, falls, or fast-moving objects can cause injury.
It can reduce the risk and severity of broken or knocked-out teeth, cuts inside the mouth, and some jaw injuries. Protection is commonly recommended for hockey, football, rugby, basketball, soccer, martial arts, and many other active sports.
The custom-fit difference: your guard is made from an accurate record of your teeth so it stays in place, distributes force evenly, and allows more comfortable breathing and speaking.
Why wear a sportsguard?
Competitive and recreational sports can expose the teeth, gums, lips, and jaw to sudden impact. A properly fitted guard adds a valuable layer of protection.
A guard helps cushion teeth against chips, fractures, and being knocked out during impact.
Coverage over sharp tooth edges can reduce cuts to the lips, cheeks, tongue, and gum tissue.
The appliance helps absorb and distribute some of the force from a blow to the face.
A secure fit lets you focus on the game instead of constantly adjusting a loose mouthguard.
Protecting teeth now can help avoid emergency care and complex restorative treatment later.
Custom versus store-bought
Over-the-counter mouthguards come in general shapes and sizes. A dental sportsguard is fabricated from your mouth so it can offer a closer fit, better retention, and more dependable coverage.
Custom sportsguard
Store-bought guard
The sportsguard process
The process generally takes about two weeks from the initial visit to final fitting, although laboratory timing can vary.
We examine your mouth, bite, dental work, and discuss the sport or activities you play.
An impression or digital scan creates an accurate model for a close, secure fit.
A dental laboratory makes your guard from durable, dental-grade material, often in about one week.
You return so we can check retention, coverage, comfort, and how your teeth meet.
We show you how to insert, remove, clean, store, and inspect your sportsguard.
Caring for your sportsguard
Why choose our team?
We evaluate your teeth, bite, age, and activity before recommending a design. Each guard is made from durable dental material and checked by an experienced dental professional.
When fit changes
A sportsguard cannot protect properly if it has become loose, tight, thin, or damaged. Bring it to routine dental visits so we can check its coverage, condition, and fit.
Do not force a tight guard into place. Contact us if it creates pressure, no longer seats fully, or changes the way your teeth meet.
New teeth and jaw growth can quickly change the fit. Children and teenagers often need replacement more frequently than adults.
A guard needs room for tooth movement and must be reviewed as braces or aligners change the position of the teeth.
A crown, bridge, implant restoration, or major filling may alter the fit and require adjustment or a new appliance.
Replace a guard that has tears, rough edges, deep chewing marks, thinning areas, distortion, or an unpleasant odour that cleaning cannot resolve.
Frequently asked questions
We will make sure you know how your guard should fit, feel, and be maintained before you leave the clinic.
A well-maintained custom guard can last several years, and many adults use one for roughly three to five years. Growing children may need replacement every one to two years—or sooner—because their teeth and jaws are changing. We check the fit at routine visits.
A properly fitted custom guard should stay in place without constant clenching, making breathing and communication easier than with a loose or bulky guard. A brief adjustment period is normal.
Yes. Protection is especially important because brackets can injure the lips and cheeks during impact. A guard for braces needs room for orthodontic movement and should be checked as treatment progresses.
The exact fee depends on the design, material, and your individual needs. A custom appliance generally costs more than a store-bought guard but offers a professionally checked fit and more reliable protection. We provide an estimate before proceeding.
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Areas We Serve
Located in Cookstown, Innisfil, our dental team welcomes patients from communities across South Simcoe, Barrie, and northern York Region.
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