Mouthguards reduce sports related dental injuries.

Eleven to eighteen percent of all sports related injuries are to the face. The major method of preventing mouth injuries is wearing a mouthguards.

The American Dental Asociation recommends
the use of mouthguards in these sports:

Acrobatics Basketball Boxing Discus Throwing Field Hockey Football Gymnastics Handball Ice Hockey Lacrosse		Skateboarding Skiing Skydiving Soccer Squash Surfing Volleyball Water polo Weightlifting Wrestling
	Martial Arts Racquetball Rugby Shotputting