{"id":164,"date":"2017-05-16T20:48:36","date_gmt":"2017-05-16T20:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lovelldental.com\/blog\/?p=164"},"modified":"2018-01-22T12:33:09","modified_gmt":"2018-01-22T12:33:09","slug":"mouthguards-kids-lovell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lovelldental.com\/blog\/mouthguards-kids-lovell\/","title":{"rendered":"Mouthguards for Kids in Lovell Protect Little Smiles"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"See<\/a>Spring is here and summer is just around the corner. The perfect time for kids to play and participate in organized athletics. For the most part, additional physical activity is great for kids. However, a dental injury can quickly put an end to summer fun. At Lovell Dental, Dr. Anderson and his team want your kids to run, hop, skip, swim, bike, pass and play. We also want them to avoid a knocked out tooth or any other type of sports related dental injury. That\u2019s why we recommend mouthguards<\/a> for kids in Lovell.<\/p>\n

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Sports Injuries by the Numbers<\/h2>\n

A report in Dentistry Today shows that an athlete\u2014professional or amateur\u2014is 60 times more likely to sustain a tooth injury if they are not wearing a mouthguard. In the sport of high school football alone, mouthguards avert more than 200,000 high school and college injuries.<\/p>\n

Moreover, wearing a mouthguard can save you time and money in the long run. The cost to replant a knocked out tooth can run up to $5,000. But what if the tooth cannot be replanted? Then tooth replacement over a lifetime will run between $15,000 and $20,000 for each tooth that is lost. Trust us\u2014a mouthguard from your children\u2019s dentist in Lovell costs less.<\/p>\n

Protection from a Mouthguard<\/h2>\n

Obviously, a mouthguard is designed to protect teeth in case of a blow to the face or a serious fall. A mouthguard offers other advantages as well, including:<\/p>\n