Do you wear a mouthguard when you ride?

manzear

manzear

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I saw Mr. Bishops post and liked it. So, I thought this might be a good question to post up. I do not use one, although almost every kid I coach does. I coach freestyle not racing.
 
i do not, never tried it. never really needed it on the east coast. i may look into it if i start gettin serious into BC over these next couple years.

and it is a mouthguard that primarily protects you from concussions not your helmet
 
I do now, one fall last year four chipped teeth, three of which ended up in my leg. A quick surgery later and it's all good. I had three of my teeth fixed still have to get my front left one which died.

 
I do most all the time huge confidence boost and has definetely been very beneficial on a couple big falls i highly recomend it
 
i've heard varying research facts about that but i can tell from expierence that i would definetely had had a concussion a few times if i hadnt worn my mouthguard as much
 
I would also like some more info on this. Do you have some support for that statement? Very interested here.
 
You are correct for the most part. some concussions occur just from impact, so obviously the mouth gaurd doesnt help those. but other concussions happen because the teeth clack together, which the mouth guard helps. that is why you wear a helmet, facemask AND mouthgaurd in football.
guick reading i found, im sure theres more in depth studies out therehttp://www.actionrehabtherapy.ca/MouthGuards.pdf
 
hes right, mouthguards protect you significantly. when you go big the chances of youre legs collapsing on the landing or something like that where youre chin could smash your knee, a mouthguard would save you, it saves from teeth clenching, and when you fall you clamp your teeth, so it saves a possible tooth break/ache. uhmmmmmm, i wore one in football and hockey for collisions too, and it made 100% difference, its almost like when you fall your head has something to hold on to (the mouthguard) to try and stay stable i geuss. its kinda hard to explain but it makes a huge difference in rough sports
 
Mouthguards don't actually prevent concussions. The majority of research finds that it doesn't prevent brain or spinal injury, and the few trials that have supported it are older and inconclusive. I'm not denouncing using mouthguards, it can keep you a lot safer, but I personally don't because of comfort. I should probably keep one in my coat so I can be more confident when learning something new.
 
do you have any research citations that say they dont?
i thought it was common knowledge that mouth guards prevent concussions...that being said, it is highly probable that you can stll get a concussion from head trauma even if you are wearing a mouth guard, but the concussion wont be caused from compression of the jaw as much as it would be from trauma to the skull/neck
 
im definitely picking one up before the season starts seeing as im starting to get old (23) and i dont want those years and $$$ of dental/orthodontic work to go to waste.
 
i used one a lot when i was still doing a lot of moguls because of the nature of the jumps. i chipped a molar two years ago going big on a mogul jump. but i havent worn it at all really for a year or so now. but now that im getting into bigger trickery (inverts) i plan to use it a lot more
 
I wear one ever since I saw a kid clip his tips trying a 270 on and smashing his teeth in on the box it didn't end up very good.
 
mouth gaurds make shure you dont bit your tounge off help to not brake your teeth and prevents concusions. there a good thing but i dont wear one because im to hardcore haha
 
another very wise $10 investment from Sports Authority. I keep mine in my lower leg pocket and pull it out for bigger airs. but of course, I didn't put it in for a 30ft cliff two seasons ago and still have a slight crack in my tongue where I bit through it.

oh yeah, and GET HEALTH INSURANCE!
 
this is correct, not sure where that girl is getting her info but mouthguards do help quite a bit for prevention of concussions, depending on how you hit your head of course. that said i personally dont wear one
 
Well im no expert in neurology, and was originally under the impression that they did help prevent concussions. I was curious about how it actually prevented a concussion, so I did a bit of research and came across this... http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1724314/

(i dont know how to make a clicky link and dont feel like learning at the moment) Click on the PDF file and read it, interesting stuff.
 
i have one my mom made for me ( she is my orthadontist ) but i never use it, but this thread now makes me wanna wear one...
 
I have for a couple days at the end of last year. I had a close call and needed some confidence to try new tricks. I only wore it when I was going for the new tricks though. It's actually helpful, I landed on my head a few times and it didn't even affect me.
 
I just read up some more on the topic and what I'm finding is that there is no conclusive evidence that proves or disproves mouth guards preventing concussions. Its still being debated in the medical community.
 
if i hit something over 35 feet i will. or throwing a steezeball off a cliff i would.

i'm not risking my 6000 teeth. fucking braces were bitches.
 
"Its amazing how much more confidence wearing a mouth guard and helmet give me... To bad confidence is probably the last thing I need" -Mike Wilson
I don't know if thats the exact words but its close. I don't wear a mouth guard but a few people I know do sometimes, I might start a little this year.
 
do it, dental work is real expensive.you don't want one of these.
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^^^Looks like the aftermath of trying to catch a bullet with your teeth. Actually that looks like the aftermath of SUCCESSFULLY catching a bullet in your mouth.
 
i don't yet but im going to cause i have braces and last year on a powder day my face hit my knees and my lips got shredded and there was blood everywhere
 
i lost a front tooth playing summer hockey a few months back. i was very lucky for many reasons and didnt have to pay anything when all was said and done to have it fixed (i was in the final week of my mom's coverage plan, and my dentist is a boss ad had it fixed within 24 hours).
yet, now that it's been replaced, i know the true value of keeping my teeth intact. it would literally take two weeks worth of work on my part to pay for the replacement of just one tooth. i couldnt imagine losing a couple of teeth on a fall and not having coverage.
mouthguards cost about $20, look stupid, and are generally effective at preventing damage to the teeth, and even brain at times. and, well, i'm at the age where i don't give a fuck how i'm perceived, so mouthguard it is.

 
Yes, but thats because when I was in high school my parents paid numerous amounts for my braces, and since I'm on my own now...dental work is expensive.
 
mouthgaurds prevent concussions by dissapaiting forces that are caused by your mandibular condyle slamming into your temporal bone after impact...

/nerd
 
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