Mouthgaurd Problem

[saycheese]

Okay so I'm a new player, and today i had my second game. I usually play middie, but i have a problem. Whenever I run out of breath, i have a gag reflex and today i almost puked, but when i took out my mouthgaurd i was fine. Did anyone else have this problem? Do i just need to get used to wearing a mouthgaurd?

[Lax'N'Roll]

cut the mouth guard to only cover the front teeth...

[saycheese]

hmm thats a good idea but then my back teeth wont be covered. thats prolly alright though

[sjesuitlax]

thats illegal to do though

[saycheese]

oh dang :/
thanks for the sggestion anyways lax n' roll
any other ideas?

[Lax'N'Roll]

did you mold the mouthguard to your mouth?

[attack49]

Make sure your mouthguard isn't insanely large...mine came very large but I cut it down and shaped it, so now it's fine.

[saycheese]

hahha of course i molded it :P
and i dont think its too big, 49, but how would i know if it is?

[atacklax]

It shouldn't be going past your back teeth.

[saycheese]

oh its deffinetely not going past my back teeth
ugh :/

[fatpiggy]

i have the same problem and i just cut mine a lot so it is at the second to last tooth and also i like have the smallest mouth so i try to like pinch mine so its smaller but its kinda still does it but i don't really know what to do for you. well i mainly chew my mouth gaurd and stuff so i dont really care

[saycheese]

haha maybe ill just cut my mouth gaurd a little bit

[Merc169]

I cut mine so it only ever went past the 2nd to last set of molars. I have never heard of any ref doing "mouthguard" checks other then to check and see whether or not a player is wearing one or not.

[Calleymn]

everyone cuts there mouth piece
it helps a lot to

[Titanoh]

I cut the front of mine to cover less of my front gums (it was uncomfortable), and a cut a little of the back so it isn't on the last tooth in the back of my mouth.
I just buy a couple of the cheapest mouthgaurds at the begining of the season. I always end up chewing on mine when Im talking or yelling.
Another thing to try would be one of those Shock Doctor Gravity's, but Im still skeptical about only have coverage on your lower teeth, Im mainly afraid of bitting my lip.

[lax21goalie2008]

I have the gravity, and its almost like you aren't wearing a mouthpiece. It's great.

[Chewie]

I had that problem and I got a new mouth guard and I was fine, my issue was that I had a bottom mouth guard, so I switched to a top mouth guard and I was fine.

[Lighning15]

you are allowed to cut it to a certain extent, if it keeps you from gaging then i would definitely cut it for your safety, plus mouthguards are not made primarily to protect your teeth, they are made to prevent concussions.

[saycheese]

alright sweet
thanks guys

[OldGoalie]

mouthguards are not made primarily to protect your teeth, they are made to prevent concussions.

Though mouthguard companies claim this is a benefit, there are no conclusive data to show that mouthguards definitively prevent concussions, though there are data that show they prevent dental injuries. So the primary benefit is to protect your teeth and jaw, and maybe, just maybe, they'll help with concussion prevention, but that's speculation.

http://www.sportsdentistry.com/concussion.html

[Hounds4life]

well if you just cut the back down a little I doubt it will matter. It will still keep your teeth form cracking together and still protect from concussions. I've had this problem too and I just cut it a little.

[stpaullax10]

loosen your chinstrap sounds crazy but it will worck alson dnt buy cheap mouth gaurds buy a 4 dollar comfortable one not a 2 dollar cheap one makes a difference

[Tsykes26]

cut the mouthguard but not the whole thing just so its comfortable but still protective and buy a good mouthguard

[whatzyaz33]

i had the same problem for years in football. then last year during the lacrosse season i bought that bottem teeth mouthguard and it works great.

[mean_mirror II]

are thoes types of mouth guards legal? the ones like the gravity.

[cord13]

i dont know where your at, but out here gravitys are illegal.

[WI_LAX_COACH]

From NFHS:

Boys lacrosse rules revisions for the 2009 Season
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kent Summers

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (July 31, 2008) —
A note addition to Rule 1-9-1 states
“The tooth and mouth protector shall be of any readily visible color other than white or clear and must cover all of either the upper or lower teeth with adequate thickness.”

[whatzyaz33]

yea in washington you can have them. and i have had no problems. i have only had one concussion with the gravity. they fit perfect to.

[mean_mirror II]

lol only one? i'd rather not have any. i think im going to get a shock doctor mouth guard this year tho.

[whatzyaz33]

well it was a cheap shot. after the play was dead so i had no control of it.

[Laxin29]

yeah, i just cut mine and it takes some getting used to

[Calleymn]

i cut my mouth peices just make sure you fit it first. because they are much easier to cut that way. but start out with small cuts.
also a tip for when boiling your mouth piece to make them taste good(i know never been done before ahaha) put some drops of vanilla flavoring in the boiling water