A smile success story:

Mouth guard donations

Summer sports and activities are in full swing, from team games like baseball and soccer to solo activities like cycling or skateboarding. No matter how you have fun under the sun, you’ll want to protect your teeth from injury — and there’s no better way to do that than by wearing a mouth guard. 

Mouth guards make a difference

Whether you’re playing contact sports or rollerblading, a single fall or collision can damage a tooth or cut your tongue or cheek. And these injuries happen more than they need to, especially in youth sports leagues. 

In youth sports: 

of children do not wear a mouth guard.

3,000,000 teeth are knocked out each year.

60x increased risk of tooth damage for athletes who skip wearing mouth guards.1

Delta Dental mouth guard donations

Did you know Delta Dental donate hundreds of thousands of mouth guards each year to schools and youth sports leagues across the country?

Visit deltadentalinstitute.com/cir and search for your state to see how Delta Dental have supported oral health in your community.

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