Six Reasons Your Child Needs a Sports Mouth GuardThe American Dental Association estimates that athletes who don’t wear mouthguards are sixty times more likely to suffer dental injury than those who do.Dental mouth guards typically cover the upper teeth and also protect the soft tissues of the tongue, lips and cheek lining.A mouth guard can also prevent injury in non-contact sports, such as bicycling, skating, skateboarding and gymnastics. Hits to the face in those sports may be accidental, but they are just as damaging.How prevalent are sports-related dental injuries? In 2012, the National Youth Sports Safety Foundation forecast that more than three million teeth would be knocked out in youth sporting events that year!Read more: https://www.nycpediatricdentist.com/dental-mouth-guards/Pediatric Dentistry: Dr. Sara B. Babich, DDS116 E 84th St,New York, NY 10028(212) 988-4070Web Address: https://www.nycpediatricdentist.com/Our location on the map: https://g.page/dr-sara-babich-pediatric-dds-nychttps://plus.codes/87G8Q2HV+83 New YorkNearby Locations:Lenox Hill | Manhattan Valley | Carnegie Hill | Yorkville Manhattan | Upper West Side10021, 10022, 10023, 10024, 10025, 10028, 10065, 10069, 10075, 10128, 10131, 10133