According to the American Dental Association, more than 200,000 mouth injuries are prevented each year due to mouth guards.
While most may consider mouth guards to be part of the equipment for adults playing sports, that’s simply not true. Younger kids have a higher chance of injuring their mouths due to physical activity - often because they aren’t as prepared or capable of knowing that certain activities could result in injury, or not having enough experience as to what to anticipate when playing a high impact sport. Coaches, teachers, and parents to educate children participating in physical sports to wear a mouth guard during practice and during games. The younger kids are when they start wearing mouth guards, the better.
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Having a new baby is not only a blessing but a fun new chapter for parents. For new parents, getting into a routine can take a few weeks or even a couple months. And just as you think you’ve perfected things, pow - teething starts and your entire routine goes down the drain.
Parents are often then left with a puzzling question of wondering how long teething lasts, so they know roughly when things can go back to normal. Unfortunately, there isn’t a baby teething timeline. Each child will start their teething process at different times and each tooth may take 1-2 months to fully come in.
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