Preferred mouthguard for guys

Can someone explain to me why mouthguard range in price between $5 and $30?

I understand that some have a strap that connects to the helmet and some taste minty fresh, but what's the ROI on much better one, when your whole head is covered (for guys)?

I played girls lacrosse and we got hit in the mouth sometimes, so I am directing this question towards parents of boys (or dentists/nuerologists/big mouthguard industrialists).

P.S., anyone else shop at the soccer stores for lax accessories out of frugality?

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03/12/2022 12:20

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Anonymous wrote:Why would it necessarily be different for "guys?" Why not just preferred mouthguard?

As mom who played in HS, the whistle blows when a check goes in your bubble-the imaginary space around your head, but you could still get a check or an elbow on the chin during face-offs of ground balls. The mouthguard protects your teeth from injury. For boys, whose heads are covered and have a cage in front of their faces, and who check like they are playing football, they player often falls backwards and hits their head. The mouthguard is like "packing peanuts" so brains will slosh around less.

I didn't write the question, and I am all for asking "what about the girls" because it should be "lacrosse" or "girl's lacrosse", but boys need mouthguards for different reasons than our daughter's do.

I wrote the recent question about "how cheap can I go" on my son's mouthguard.

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03/14/2022 08:43

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Anonymous wrote:Try this one: https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51klnv1Pj2L._AC_SX425_.jpg

Real mature! Thanks, DCUM

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03/14/2022 08:45

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would it necessarily be different for "guys?" Why not just preferred mouthguard?

As mom who played in HS, the whistle blows when a check goes in your bubble-the imaginary space around your head, but you could still get a check or an elbow on the chin during face-offs of ground balls. The mouthguard protects your teeth from injury. For boys, whose heads are covered and have a cage in front of their faces, and who check like they are playing football, they player often falls backwards and hits their head. The mouthguard is like "packing peanuts" so brains will slosh around less.

I didn't write the question, and I am all for asking "what about the girls" because it should be "lacrosse" or "girl's lacrosse", but boys need mouthguards for different reasons than our daughter's do.

I wrote the recent question about "how cheap can I go" on my son's mouthguard.

So guys have better head protection and don't need as much from a mouthguard as the young women do?

I did not know that. Thanks.

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03/14/2022 13:41

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would it necessarily be different for "guys?" Why not just preferred mouthguard?

As mom who played in HS, the whistle blows when a check goes in your bubble-the imaginary space around your head, but you could still get a check or an elbow on the chin during face-offs of ground balls. The mouthguard protects your teeth from injury. For boys, whose heads are covered and have a cage in front of their faces, and who check like they are playing football, they player often falls backwards and hits their head. The mouthguard is like "packing peanuts" so brains will slosh around less.

I didn't write the question, and I am all for asking "what about the girls" because it should be "lacrosse" or "girl's lacrosse", but boys need mouthguards for different reasons than our daughter's do.

I wrote the recent question about "how cheap can I go" on my son's mouthguard.

So guys have better head protection and don't need as much from a mouthguard as the young women do?

I did not know that. Thanks.

Guys do have better head protection wearing a mandatory helmet but the need for mouthguards is not so much getting hit by a stick as much as body contact - colliding with opposing players running full speed, falling the ground, etc - mouthguard protects brain, upper/lower jaw, teeth and tongue.

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03/15/2022 09:02

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A mouth guard does very little to protect against concussions or brain injury- this is a myth that has been around forever.

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03/15/2022 12:49

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Anonymous

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would it necessarily be different for "guys?" Why not just preferred mouthguard?

As mom who played in HS, the whistle blows when a check goes in your bubble-the imaginary space around your head, but you could still get a check or an elbow on the chin during face-offs of ground balls. The mouthguard protects your teeth from injury. For boys, whose heads are covered and have a cage in front of their faces, and who check like they are playing football, they player often falls backwards and hits their head. The mouthguard is like "packing peanuts" so brains will slosh around less.

I didn't write the question, and I am all for asking "what about the girls" because it should be "lacrosse" or "girl's lacrosse", but boys need mouthguards for different reasons than our daughter's do.

I wrote the recent question about "how cheap can I go" on my son's mouthguard.

So guys have better head protection and don't need as much from a mouthguard as the young women do?

I did not know that. Thanks.

Guys do have better head protection wearing a mandatory helmet but the need for mouthguards is not so much getting hit by a stick as much as body contact - colliding with opposing players running full speed, falling the ground, etc - mouthguard protects brain, upper/lower jaw, teeth and tongue.

I have a girl goalie. She hates wearing the mouthguard on the "I'm already wearing a helmet" theory. The above is exactly right, though. Contact to the head from a ball or stick could happen and cause her to bite down or have her jaw rattled in a way that the mouthguard can mitigate. It's not just a rule, it is a good idea. My recommendation is the SISU, good protection, easy to fit and allows for communication on the field. A bit pricy though and they don't last all that long if you have a mouthguard chewer. One nice thing about them though is that they can be remolded more than once if they come out of shape.

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