Protecting Your Mouth

As your dentist in Westlake will tell you, it is important to protect your teeth and soft gum tissues from injury. You should be particularly careful if you have a dental bridge or veneers.

In this video, a dentist suggests that active people of all ages wear a mouthguard. Whether you are 80 and wear dentures or a teenager with invisible braces, protecting your mouth is important whenever you are playing a sport. If you play basketball, football, soccer, or another contact sport, ask your dentist to fit you for a custom mouthguard. Wearing a mouthguard is also important even if you engage in solo workouts like running, biking, or rollerblading, as you can injure your mouth if you slip and fall.