Amanda, Age 16. Chipping, breaking, or losing teeth may be easier than many people think. It can happen playing softball. It took a small chip out of Judson's right front tooth.
Most kids know in the rough sports, football, hockey, wrestling, a mouth guard is mandatory.
But many injuries occur in non-contact sports, or just fooling around. It was getting a little darker, hit him right in the mouth with a baseball. And it knocked three teeth totally out. In fact, the National Youth Sports Safety Foundation reports that three-million teeth are knocked out every year while kids play sports and backyard games. Many of those injuries are preventable by a mouth guard.