Children's Teeth Need Portection During Sports Imagine a girl's softball game played by energetic kids. Suddenly the batter hits a line drive straight at the pitcher. The pitcher falls to her knees clutching her mouth. February is National Children's Dental Month, and Delta Dental Plans Association is encouraging parents to get mouth guards for their children. Athletes' teeth are 6o times more susceptible to damage without a mouth guard.
Mouth guards are one of the most effective pieces of protective equipment in contact sports.
If one of your child's teeth should get knocked out, handle the tooth by its top, not the root. Do not clean or handle the tooth unnecessarily. Insert the tooth into the socket if possible and have the child hold the tooth in place by biting on a clean gauze or cloth. If the tooth cannot be reinserted, place it in milk or water. See the dentist immediately.