Why Custom Mouthguards Outperform Boil-and-Bit
Custom mouthguards offer a significant advantage over boil-and-bite options when it comes to protection, comfort, and performance.
Superior Fit and Comfort
- Precision Molding: Custom mouthguards are created from a dental impression, ensuring a perfect fit that conforms to the unique contours of your teeth and jaw.
- Enhanced Comfort: The precise fit eliminates discomfort, irritation, and slippage, allowing you to focus on your activity without distraction.
Optimal Protection
- Maximum Shock Absorption: Custom mouthguards are designed to distribute impact forces evenly, reducing the risk of dental injuries like chipped, cracked, or knocked-out teeth.
- Jaw Protection: The tailored fit helps stabilize the jaw, minimizing the potential for jaw fractures or dislocations.
Durability and Longevity
- High-Quality Materials: Custom mouthguards are made from durable materials that can withstand repeated impacts, ensuring long-lasting protection.
- Resistant to Damage: The precise fit reduces the likelihood of the mouthguard becoming damaged or misshapen over time.
Enhanced Performance
- Improved Breathing: The accurate fit allows for unobstructed airflow, preventing breathing difficulties during intense activity.
- Clear Speech: Custom mouthguards minimize speech impediments, allowing for clear communication.
While boil-and-bite mouthguards offer some protection, they often fall short in terms of fit, comfort, and overall effectiveness. Investing in a custom mouthguard is a worthwhile investment in your oral health and athletic performance.
Boil-and-bite vs. custom: how an AlienGuard is made
There are three main types of mouthguard. Stock guards are pre-formed and offer basic protection. Boil-and-bite guards are softened in hot water and bitten into for a closer fit. Custom-fit guards, like AlienGuards, are made from an impression of your teeth for the most comfortable and secure fit.
- No size chart, no boiling. You order, we ship you an at-home impression kit, and you take your impression in about 10 minutes with our impression guide.
- Formed on a model of your bite. We pour a plaster model of your teeth, then heat and pressure-form dental-grade material onto it and finish your guard by hand. See how your guard is made.
- Thickness for your sport. Non-combat guards are 4 mm; combat guards are 5 mm to absorb more force from direct, heavy hits. See sizing & fit or how thick should a mouthguard be.
- Is it worth the cost? Custom mouthguards usually cost more than over-the-counter options, but they are more comfortable and secure, and easier to wear for long sessions.
Find the right custom guard for your sport: boxing, Muay Thai, MMA & BJJ, football, hockey & lacrosse and kids & youth athletes. Or compare all four AlienGuards models.