Sports Dentistry is the treatment and prevention of oral/facial injuries that occur during athletic activities. Prevention and adequate preparation are the key elements in minimizing injuries that occur in sport.

From proper Nutritional Counseling for the active athlete and the Fabrication of custom athletic mouthpieces to immediate trauma treatment.

Special Mouth Guard Offer from Tocci Dental Associates

Got Teeth? Keep it that way! Whatever your age or sport, mouth guards are an important part of sports safety. Do what you can to protect your smile and preserve your health. Wear a Brain-Pad Mouth Guard from Tocci Dental Associates.

We special ordered Brain-Pad Mouth Guards so we can get them to you for below retail store prices! Simply ask Dr. Tocci or your dental hygienist for the appropriate guard.

While mouth guards are not mandatory equipment in all sports, their worth is indisputable. Dentists see more injuries to the mouth as a result of playing sports than from almost any other single cause. The American Dental Association estimates that over 2 million teeth are knocked out from sports related trauma each year! Wearing a mouth guard can prevent serious injury and save a lot of pain.

• Half of all children will suffer a traumatic injury to a tooth by the time they graduate high school.
• Sports activities cause the greatest percentage of traumatic oral and concussive injuries.
• Sports related injuries accounted for three times more facial/dental injuries than violence or traffic accidents and six times more than work related accidents!
• Findings show that soccer players are more likely than football and hockey players to sustain an orofacial injury and only 7% of soccer participants wear mouth guards
• In basketball, a player's risk is twice that of a football and hockey player and yet only 7% of the baseball wear mouth guards. Basketball players who do not wear mouth guards have a seven fold increase in chances of orofacial injury.
• With the increase in women's sports participation, sports related orofacial injuries to girls and women is on a steep increase.

The American Dental Association recommends wearing custom mouthguards for the following sports: acrobats, basketball, boxing, field Hockey, football, gymnastics, handball, ice hockey, lacrosse, martial arts, racquetball, roller hockey, rugby, shot putting, skateboarding, skiing, skydiving, soccer, squash, surfing, volleyball, water polo, weightlifting, wrestling.

Why Brain Pad Mouth Guards?

Tocci Dental Associates chose Brain Pads because of the patented protection and performance from Brain Pad products.

Brain Pad Mouth Guards:

• Reposition and secure the lower jaw in a safety position, reducing the risk of concussion from lower jaw impacts.
• Help protect the brain with a patented design that dissipates the shock of a blow to the lower jaw deflecting energy away from the base of the skull
• Help protect teeth by absorbing and deflecting impact force
• Help prevent jaw fracture by acting as a cushion between upper and lower jaw
• Provide low profile, comfortable fit for unrestricted breathing and speaking
• Meet and exceed all High School and Collegiate Regulations
• Provides five different types to choose from that meet your individual requirements
• Work with Braces
• Are good for all sports!