Mouthgaurds?

Mouth gaurd MX

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yamadogyz

Has anbody considered a mouth garud for MX? I know more and mroe sports are requiring them and The fact I have braces is no help. Has anyone considered or have input, I'm thinking about a shock doctor, brands would be useful too :thumb:
 
Travace

Travace

ive never considered it myself but i did read an article on how they can make you better at the sport you are into. I will try to find the article for you but no promises as it was a long time ago.
 
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yamadogyz

Travace:
ive never considered it myself but i did read an article on how they can make you better at the sport you are into. I will try to find the article for you but no promises as it was a long time ago.
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CDA:
I have never used a mouth guard and do not see the relevance in it...
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Thanks Trav, much appriciated :thumb:

CDA- my uncle used to race in the 70s-80s and knocked his teeth in, but that was with an open face helmet. I still see people at the track knock teeth out riding, and I have ALOT invested in my teeth. But on the otherhand, our helmets have mouth gaurds built in.
 
Travace

Travace

found it. i was a little off. its not about any mouth guard it was about how they did tests with this one specific mouth gaurd. its extreamly expensive tho :(

You’ve likely seen athletes chewing on them, spitting them out or sticking them in their helmet. But a high tech version of what seems part mouth fetish and part tooth protector has performance enhancing capability according to data from Pure Power Mouthguard. Research conducted at Rutgers University (funded by PPM) claims some impressive, nearly unbelievable, physical improvement from just wearing the guard. Wait till WADA gets a hold of this one.
The PPM claims that its fitting method based on neuromuscular dentistry is unlike other ‘custom fit’ mouthguards in the industry. The blind crossover study took 22 male collegiate and professional athletes and tested their vertical jump, bench press and put the athletes through the Wingate Anaerobic Test. Each athlete sat through the detailed fitting procedure for a PPM (see below). For the vertical jump (highest of three) there was a significant increase with the PPM of 67.6 vs 65.3 cm. Bench press showed no significant difference while the Wingate test showed a significant increase in peak power but no difference in average power.
So what makes this piece of plastic so special? According to PPM, as the teeth wear down due to grinding and chewing the lower jaw moves out of alignment requiring the facial muscles (maetters, temporalis) to adapt. The fitting process of the PPM finds the location of the lower jaw where those muscles are relaxed, often in the down and forward position. The optimal location for each athlete is determined by delivering a low voltage through the jaw and monitoring the muscles in the face via EMG. The bite is captured at the point of a lowest resistance and the mouthguard is built to those specifications.
Traditional custom mouthguards require just a standard dental impression wherever the jaw might rest. The more thorough PPM process can take between 80 and 90 minutes and is only possible at the office of neuromuscular dentist (just 400 nationwide currently).
While the concept of a jaw alignment effecting athletic performance might sound farfetched (okay, unbelievable) PPM notes it’s been in the literature for decades. Research studies have shown muscular reaction to gross adjustments in the jaw. Some not-so-bad athletes apparently realized the advantage early in life.
"Michael Jordan, the greatest basketball player ever, stuck his tongue out as he was driving for the basket. By sticking his tongue out, he was putting his jaw in that relaxed position. It probably wasn't done consciously. It was something he just started doing at the age of 12 and it worked for him," said PPM inventor Dr. Anil Makkar.
What PPM has done is adapt a more sophisticate accurate system to finding that optimal position. While the technology launched in 2006, just 1000 pro and college athletes have purchased the mouthguard. Why so few? Precision comes at a price. At $1600 a piece, you better make sure those two extra centimeters matter (and stop chewing on the mouthguard).
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http://www.popsci.com/node/32024
 
CDA

CDA

yamadogyz:
Thanks Trav, much appriciated :thumb:

CDA- my uncle used to race in the 70s-80s and knocked his teeth in, but that was with an open face helmet. I still see people at the track knock teeth out riding, and I have ALOT invested in my teeth. But on the otherhand, our helmets have mouth gaurds built in.
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Warranted reason to wear a mouth guard. Buy a good helmet and you don't need a mouth guard.
 
James

James

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Something link this? (edit: not for braces :bonk:)
http://www.shockdoctor.com/product/gravity-2-stc-mouthguard.aspx#


I'm the type of guy that buys every safety item out there, however mouth guards are something I don't really see having any use in this sport. Especially since the days of the open face helmets are gone. The only thing I could see happening is you lawn darting and having your chin hit your neck brace. :noidea:

I'd also think that they would hinder your breathing, which isn't a good thing as it's already hard enough to actually remember to breathe. :lol: :facepalm:
 
rezrider

rezrider

yamadogyz:
Thanks Trav, much appriciated :thumb:

CDA- my uncle used to race in the 70s-80s and knocked his teeth in, but that was with an open face helmet. I still see people at the track knock teeth out riding, and I have ALOT invested in my teeth. But on the otherhand, our helmets have mouth gaurds built in.
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CDA:
Warranted reason to wear a mouth guard. Buy a good helmet and you don't need a mouth guard.
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Go with a Jofa......:thumb:........:smirk:
 
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yamadogyz

James:
Something link this? (edit: not for braces :bonk:)
http://www.shockdoctor.com/product/gravity-2-stc-mouthguard.aspx#


I'm the type of guy that buys every safety item out there, however mouth guards are something I don't really see having any use in this sport. Especially since the days of the open face helmets are gone. The only thing I could see happening is you lawn darting and having your chin hit your neck brace. :noidea:

I'd also think that they would hinder your breathing, which isn't a good thing as it's already hard enough to actually remember to breathe. :lol: :facepalm:
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I hold my breath on the big stuff anyhow :smirk:

I'm glad you brought the point up, I haven't thought of it. My dad wants me to get a few other small protective things and a mouth gaurd is something he brought up. The other is a jock strap :noidea: Without the cup, big diffrence.
 
CDA

CDA

yamadogyz:
I hold my breath on the big stuff anyhow :smirk:

I'm glad you brought the point up, I haven't thought of it. My dad wants me to get a few other small protective things and a mouth gaurd is something he brought up. The other is a jock strap :noidea: Without the cup, big diffrence.
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Just wear this and you will be good to go.....:thumb:

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Travace

Travace

i voted yes on the poll. The reason i voted yes is because in chat YD said he brakes his braces when he goes to the track.... So i would say there is a need for one in this situation. Now that dont mean i think he should get the hi-tech ones like in that article that will actually improve performance but if he can get use to using a 15 dollar one and it protects his braces i say go for it. Now if you were big time into racing and you are making a push at becoming pro or something then i would say sure go for the hi tech one.
 
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yamadogyz

Travace:
i voted yes on the poll. The reason i voted yes is because in chat YD said he brakes his braces when he goes to the track.... So i would say there is a need for one in this situation. Now that dont mean i think he should get the hi-tech ones like in that article that will actually improve performance but if he can get use to using a 15 dollar one and it protects his braces i say go for it. Now if you were big time into racing and you are making a push at becoming pro or something then i would say sure go for the hi tech one.
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True that exactly, thats one of the main reasons, I don't think I added to my main post :thumb:
 
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