Mouth guards reduce risk of concussion injuries

If your kids play hockey, mouth guards can reduce the odds of concussion injuries. In this research study, over the counter mouth guards were better than custom dental ones! 

"Among cases, 236/315 (75%) were wearing a mouthguard at time of injury, while 224/270 (83%) controls were wearing a mouth guard at time of injury. Any mouthguard use was associated with an adjusted OR for concussion of 0.36 (95% CI 0.17 to 0.73). Off-the-shelf mouth guards were associated with a 69% lower odds of concussion (adjusted OR: 0.31; 95% CI 0.14 to 0.65). Dental custom-fit mouth guards were associated with a non-significant 49% lower odds of concussion (adjusted OR: 0.51; 95% CI 0.22 to 1.10). No dental injuries were identified in either cohort."

You can read the abstract of the study here:  
bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2020/01/14/bjsports-2019-101011?fbclid=IwAR2pSASzfWaCo5ZS29co5goK3n-ARtl64sUkpXirbcpE3wSFFS-DBtyGwwM 
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