Mouthguards...

[OreoGaborio]

What do you guys use?

Been thinking of getting one for the hell of it... Can't hurt, right?


EDIT: found this link http://www.dirtygirlmotorracing.com/...uthguards.html

[Jim]

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Pete, you're too ugly to worry about your smile

[OreoGaborio]

I know.... but i'm too smart to NOT worry about concussions.... ya dumbass

[daviid]

Pete, i can get these for you, but they are pretty expensive (75 shipped) but i will only order them if there is enough interest

http://www.drbruxracing.com/

[Sheppo]

I wear a sports authority football one when I dirty ride...

[OreoGaborio]

Pete, i can get these for you, but they are pretty expensive (75 shipped) but i will only order them if there is enough interest

http://www.drbruxracing.com/

Zoinks.... I'm thinkin Shock Doctor Gel Max for 10-12

[ff36buell]

I use custom molded ones for hockey.... dentist made.... after wearing it a few times you don't really know its there anymore

[Chippertheripper]

Interesting.... How does it affect the way you breathe?

[The Snowman]

Which one are you thinking, Pete? I like the double mouthguard.

[OreoGaborio]

Which one are you thinking, Pete? I like the double mouthguard.

I think the double is more about protecting your teeth & jaw.... With a full face helmet I don't think you need to worry about that.

I'm thinkin Gel Max... or Gravity 2 STC if I can find one locally, as it says that one's designed with full face helmets in mind.

[netra709]

You can get these at any drug store( walgreens, cvs, etc). They are on the shelf as a "nightguard" to prevent you from grinding your teeth at night. Same thing, same boil and fit process. They are around $20. Paying $75 for the same thing is retarded. I have used one for years because I grind my teeth, but would consider it useless as far as racing offroad or on the track.

[OreoGaborio]

This isn't about tooth protection, this is about reducing or preventing concussions. And they've been proven to work.

["Dangerous" Dan K]

This isn't about tooth protection, this is about reducing or preventing concussions. And they've been proven to work.

Details? I've had a few too many concussions according to my doc, may be worth getting one?

[netra709]

This isn't about tooth protection, this is about reducing or preventing concussions. And they've been proven to work.

I read the post. I just disagree.

[The Snowman]

I think the double is more about protecting your teeth & jaw.... With a full face helmet I don't think you need to worry about that.

I'm thinkin Gel Max... or Gravity 2 STC if I can find one locally, as it says that one's designed with full face helmets in mind.

You can get these at any drug store( walgreens, cvs, etc). They are on the shelf as a "nightguard" to prevent you from grinding your teeth at night. Same thing, same boil and fit process. They are around $20. Paying $75 for the same thing is retarded. I have used one for years because I grind my teeth, but would consider it useless as far as racing offroad or on the track.

The Gravity 2 STC is $17.99.

["Dangerous" Dan K]

still waiting to hear how this can make me less stupid after a crash... or at least not any more stupid

[The Snowman]

still waiting to hear how this can make me less stupid after a crash... or at least not any more stupid

That's in the link that Pete posted originally.

It helps to keep you conscious. You can be knocked unconscious if your jaw impacts your skull hard enough.

["Dangerous" Dan K]

makes sense. thnx. so should i get one from daviid or are the cheapies from cvs the same?

god knows i don't need another concussion...

[OreoGaborio]

I read the post. I just disagree.

That's fine, I know it's controversial... but are you going to tell us why?

This is what I found http://www.sportsdentistry.com/concussion.html



Fact or fiction, if spending 10 measly bucks at Sports Authority is going to potentially give me some added protection when I'm doing 100 plus through turn 8 with my knee on the deck, I don't see why I wouldn't bother using one if there's no downsides. In fact, now that I think of it, I've slammed the back of my head before and I've felt the headache & the pain in my jaw that resulted.

[netra709]

That's fine... but are you going to tell us why?

Why shouldn't I spend 10 bucks to give myself a little piece of mind and potentially reduce my risk of concussion and get all of these other claimed benefits?

I'm not saying don't try it, especially for cheap money. Hell I wear a wrist brace, neck brace, and body armor with a back protector now. I have had too many injuries, and am just tired of recovering from them. I was replying more to the guy selling them for $75. You can get the same thing for alot less.
I could see it protecting your teeth and tongue. I had a dentist try to get me to wear one years ago when he found out I race offroad. I just question how much it will help with preventing consussions. Its not as though we are riding around with our mouths wide open, and when we take a blow to the head, the concussion is coming from our jaw slamming shut.
My helmet related injuries/crashes always seem to be from being thrown forward, and the blow coming from the top of the helmet. Last one cracked the helmet liner, and broke 3 vertabrae in my neck. Just seems for a mouthguard to help, the helmet would have to be jarred up like off your head. While I haven't crashed a streetbike, yet. My dirt crashes don't seem to ever be like that.

[bdawkins20]

This is a really good idea and will start using one. I figure I will use a WR mouth piece from football with a lip guard. I figure it will be easier to grab and put in and out of your mouth with the guard on it.

[LaRNZ]

id go with the michael irvin personally...

[DuncanMoto]

I always liked the minty flavored hocky guards that you boil and bite down to form.

[ff36buell]

I personally have still lost teeth WHILE wearing a mouth guard.... the concussion bit is no joke. I got hit so hard in hockey (with a full cage on) that I completely bit through the guard. Brain injuries are from your brain moving around and smashing the inside of your head. The jaw slamming shut (no matter how small the gap) is just another impact that your brain and the fluid around it needs to absorb. Having a mouthguard between your VERY hard upper/lower jaw absorbs the impact in a similar way to the padding in most of your racing suits. Agreed or not, there is a reason that hockey players (who could give two shiiiiiits about their teeth) still wear these.

Nick

[bdawkins20]

id go with the michael irvin personally...

LOL....My thoughts exactly