Braces give you even more reason to protect your teeth while playing sports! Not only can you damage your braces playing sports, but your braces can play a role in further damaging your mouth. Say for instance you get hit with a ball in the face and your the wires and brackets on your braces dig into your gums—ouch! A custom sports mouth guard will protect not only your mouth from your braces, but will also protect your braces and teeth from any external impact.