Avoid the dreaded tennis tooth!

You may have noticed Sir Richard Branson sporting a chipped tooth in the papers recently after the nation’s favourite businessman got smashed in the mouth with a tennis racquet, his own tennis racquet!

The Virgin Group King Pin mistakingly hit himself right in the smacker during a tennis match at his luxury island resort in the British Virgin Islands chipping his two front teeth. As you might expect, Sir Richard has an onsite emergency dentist and he was back on court the very next day to take on, and defeat, the local tennis professional. What a man!

So, with this in mind, it seems sporting injuries really can happen to the best of us.

And guess what? Sports injuries happen all of the time, and actually, cause more teeth and facial injuries than road traffic accidents and street violence. Bet you didn’t know that?

Apparently, hockey, biking, and basketball are the main sporting culprits, and a serious dental injury can be extremely distressing. Even minor injuries are irritating and can also be costly.

This is why it’s important to protect yourself. Here’s how…

Mouth guards and helmets are the most effective examples of how to protect teeth. If a child goes over the handlebars when cycling a helmet is a really useful habit for them to get into. Chin guards and helmets will help keep their heads and teeth safe.

Mouth guards, used by professional boxers when they first came on the scene, have been protecting teeth since the very early 1900s. They can absorb an impact to the mouth and reduce the energy that is being placed on it.

Remember, athletes are 60 times more likely to endure harm to the teeth if they don’t wear a mouth guard. As well as protecting teeth, they also prevent injuries to the lips and tongue.

If you’d like more information about how you can protect your teeth from sporting injuries, get in touch with Ewan Bramley Dental Care, a leading Newcastle private dentist.

CLICK HERE TO SEND US A MESSAGE or call 0191 259 6506 and we can discuss your options.

As well as providing general dentistry services in Newcastle, we also provide first-class treatments to give our patients the perfect smile including teeth whitening, dental implants, veneers, dental crowns, dental bridges, invisible braces and so much more.

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