SISU Mouth Guards Junior 1.6mm Custom Fit Sports Mouthguard for Kids

Our 7 year old has used these SISU mouth guards for just over a year and I highly recommend them for elementary school-aged kids who are in mixed dentition. I was assistant coach of her lacrosse team last year and am head coach this year and have told all of the parents of my players about SISU. We have a hard time getting our girls to keep boil-and-bite mouthguards in their mouths; they end up chewing on them all the time! They're bulky, so the girls need to take them out to drink water or even talk. When the guard isn't where it's supposed to be, it's not protecting the teeth. Players are strongly encouraged to have two mouth guards molded and ready to go at all times because of damage caused by chewing, or losing a mouthguard during a water break - a few of our girls went through 6+ boil-and-bite guards over the course of the season!In our daughter's first year of lacrosse we went to a local orthodontist who offers the first mouth guard for free. They had to do impressions, which I rapidly discovered is no picnic with a 5 year old. Those dentist-molded mouthguards can be expensive and once a child starts losing their baby teeth and getting adult teeth in their place, the guards can't be re-molded. We switched to the SISU guard and didn't look back. Our daughter keeps her guard in her mouth and she can drink water and talk clearly with it in. She says it's comfortable and she feels no need to chew on it because it fits so well. When she loses baby teeth and gains adult teeth, it's easily re-molded to accommodate her new mix of teeth For these reasons, I recommend SISU to the parents of the girls on her team.I won't lie, there's a learning curve on molding these on a younger kid. Our first SISU guard went through a solid 10 re-warmings of the plastic before we got a reasonable fit and the effort ate up around an hour of time, during which both the 6 year old and I became quite frustrated. It didn't help matters that at the time she was missing 3 of her 4 top incisors due to having recently lost baby teeth; there just wasn't much to "anchor" the guard in the front of her mouth. That said, once you get the hang of it, subsequent moldings and re-moldings to accommodate new adult teeth will go smoothly!Some tips for molding them on kids: The junior size may still be too big in the arch for a 6 or 7 year old child - I use scissors to trim several millimeters off of the ends of the arch before molding. Have your child practice sucking in their cheeks and pushing up with their tongue before you warm the mouthguard to mold it. I used the example of "fish lips" and that seemed to work for her. If you have an electric tea kettle, it's ideal for heating the water. I've found that because it requires some handling from an adult to maneuver the guard into the child's mouth, molding goes most smoothly when the water is close to boiling temperature. Use tongs or a fork to lift the guard out of the hot water.

Form and functionality aside, the one star reduction comes down to my 11-year-old daughter (ice hockey) not liking how the SISU felt in her mouth and preferring the more traditional mouth guard fit/feel. She also didn't care for the fitting process as it was more hands on.As noted fitting/forming the guard is a bit more laborious & hands on, than with traditional guard. Firstly you must be careful not to let the warmed flat plastic fold in on itself as it will stick together. You next bite on the guard and then use your tongue to flip the plastic up on the back of the teeth while using your fingertips to press the plastic up against the front of your teeth from back of the mouth forward, then you suck in to create a vacuum effect to seal the guard to your teeth, but not too much. With an 11-year-old was never sure this was done exactly right.In terms of providing protection, I'm assuming the protection provided is as stated by the manufacturer to be adhering to industry expectations, and it is stated to be backed by a dental policy.Also, it's stated that the SISU can be reformed up to 20 times. Assuming you don't chew on your guard..

UPDATE: We've been using these for two of our kids over a year. They have held up very well! And what I love most is that any time they say it starts to feel tight or loose, or they lose or grow teeth, I can reheat it and shape it again. We have reshaped these more times than I'd like but I love that it's possible. There is some visible wear on the plastic from grinding, but that's the point! Functionally they are still perfect. When they finally poop out we'll be ordering more.ORIGINAL REVIEW: Can't beat the price! Dentists totally over charge for their fancy "real" night guards. Having used both, I see no need whatsoever to get one from a dentist. This guard has been great for my 6 year old. It was a little tricky to shape at first, but we figured it out. It's good that it can be re-shaped if you mess up! In the instructions it said to use warm water but we found that it actually had to be very hot to soften the plastic. Just be sure to hold it out of the water for a few second before putting it in your child's mouth!My son loves wearing this thing and even wears it during the day at times (he thinks it's cool). He sleeps comfortably and says it doesn't bother him at all. Of course, he also loves accessories of any kind. My other boy is a minimalist and would probably hate wearing a night guard. Each kid is different. We got him a little denture cleaning container and tablets and he happily sets it up for cleaning all by himself each morning.The bottom line is that he no longer has jaw pain from grinding his teeth at night and we have successfully stopped the wear on his teeth. I could see this needing to be replaced in a year or so, but will gladly buy another one. I'm glad we discovered that he needs a night guard before his adult teeth came in!

... auch für Erwachsene mit kleinerem Mund sehr empfehlenswert.

Great product fit like a glove.

Se amolda a la boca del pequeño. Lastima que cuando son niños pequeños o en mi caso mi hija con autismo, le costó trabajo amoldarla ella misma.

C'est fatiguant il faut le remouler à chaque utilisation

Thin and my son can speak and drink with it in his mouth. It was a bit of a challenge getting it molded correctly with a small 9 yr old. We spend about five tries getting it roughly right. Read in the instructions it is only good for 20 moldings.. Should be enough however.