Custom Mouthguards vs Store-Bought Options: What’s Best for Your Smile?
A mouthguard is one of those dental devices people tend to buy quickly and think about later. It looks simple. It feels optional, until someone takes an elbow to the face during a game, wakes up with a sore jaw from grinding, or cracks a front tooth on a hockey puck, basketball, or even a bad fall. Then the difference between a custom appliance and something picked up from a sporting goods shelf becomes very real. The question is not whether mouthguards matter. They do.