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Playsafe - professional protection for your teeth

	Problem
	How does the Playsafe sports mouthguard help?
	Playsafe colors
	Playsafe types
	Playsafe training
	Playsafe instruction (detailed description, pdf)
	Product list Playsafe with details
	Additional products
	FAQ
	Flyer (pdf)
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	Problem
	This serious trauma was caused by an elbow blow. It could have been avoided if the player had been wearing a Playsafe mouthguard.

	Some figures:
	More than 5 million teeth are lost every year in sporting activities in the USA (2).

In American Football, where mouthguards are mandatory, only 0.07% of all injuries involved teeth and the oral cavity (3).

In basketball where mouth-guards are not worn, 34% of all injuries involved teeth and/or the oral cavity (3).

More than 200,000 oral injuries are prevented annually in the USA by sports mouthguards (1).

Obviously dental injuries could be significantly reduced if children, teenagers and adults wore custom fabricated mouthguards.

	The (national) economical aspect:
	According to Dr. Ray Padilla, the total rehabilitation costs for a single knocked out tooth are more than 20 times the preventive cost for a custom laminated, professional grade mouthguard (4).

	How does the Playsafe sports mouthguard help?
	Playsafe sports mouthguards ensure safety for your teeth when doing sports.
	Playsafe sports mouthguards are custom-made and thus superior to boil and bite products Playsafe sports mouthguards exactly fit to your teeth Playsafe sports mouthguards do not move while doing sports Playsafe sports mouthguards do not hinder your breathing Playsafe sports mouthguards allow speaking after a short phase of getting used to it numerous scientific studies describe the superior protection of a laminated and custom-made Playsafe sports mouthguard Playsafe sports mouthguards are available in a big variety of colors, that is it can be made in the colors of your team

	Sports mouthguards are not all created equal
	Comparing dentist fabricated, custom sports mouthguards with Boil and Bite type mouthguards reveals significant differences. Boil and Bite type mouthguards do not fit as accurately as custom fabricated types so they often are uncomfortable and frequently interfere with the athletes breathing and speaking ability. At the First International Symposium on Dental Biomaterials in August of 1993, Dr. J. Park, PHD, reported that Boil & Bite mouthguards provide a false sense of protection due to the dramatic decrease in thickness when the athlete bites it into place during its softened state (5).

	Up to 1000% ....
	The following graph shows the rating and additional protection of Playsafe custom laminated mouthguards compared to standard Boil & Bite mouthguards. The data of the Boil & Bite correspond to 100%. blue: Resistance to bend green: Impact distributed


	Playsafe....the worldwide leading custom fabricated sports mouthguard
	Invented in 1982 in England, Playsafe has become the top choice in custom fabricated mouthguards for athletes in Europe, Australia, and the United States of America.

	Literature:
	(1) American Dental Association, Council on Dental Materials, Mouth Protectors and Sports Team Dentists, JADA 1984: 109: 84-7 (2) Dental Injury Fact Sheet, National Youth Sports Foundation For The Prevention Of Athletic Injury, Inc., Needham, Massachusetts, 1992 (3) Flanders, Raymond A. DDS, Mohandas Bhat, DDS, The Incidence Of Orofacial Injuries In Sports, A Pilot Study In Illinois, JADA Vol. 126, April 1995; p. 491-6 (4) Padilla, Ray DDS, Sports Dentistry and Prevention Of Oral Injuries, CDA Sessions, Anaheim, California; May 12, 1995 (5) Park et l, Methods of Improved Mouthguards, First International Symposium On Biomaterials, Taejon, Korea, August 1993

Playsafe colors


I(talia)	F(rance)	D(eutschland)	fun	confetti	white-red


lava	lava-strip	tiedye	zebra	camouflage	camouflage-strip


rainbow	silver-flakes	gold-flakes	bright-red (1)	bright-yellow (2)	bright-blue (3)


bright-green (4)	bright-pink (5)	light-blue (6)	transparent (7)	deep-red (8)	dark-blue (9)


maroon (10)	deep-green (11)	pure-white (12)	deep-black (13)	gold (14)	silver (15)

... or individually composed combinations out of 15 colors, e.g.:

2-coloured

3-coloured

4-coloured

4 Playsafe-types

The safe mouthguard for any sport.

	Playsafe heavy pro, 3 layers with hard layer, recommended for sports where extremely hard and pointed impacts may be received by the jaw, e.g.: ice hockey field hockey squash polo roller blading kick boxing karate rugby


	Playsafe light pro, 3 layers, in case of cramped oral situation (e.g. for children), recommended for sports where extremely hard and pointed impacts may be received by the jaw, e.g.: ice hockey field hockey squash polo roller blading kick boxing karate rugby


	Playsafe medium, 2 layers, recommended for sports where objects with a large surface area may be received by the jaw, e.g.: boxing biking basketball soccer judo wrestling riding handball waterball motocross


	Playsafe light, 2 layers, with cramped oral situation, for: see medium Playsafe light additionally protects the opposing teeth against each other, e.g. for integral helmet sports.

Playsafe training

Classes how to fabricate a Playsafe sports mouthguard are held by Erkodent and our worldwide partners. Having finished the class you obtain a certificate which qualifies you to produce professional, custom-made Playsafe sports mouthguards.
A sports mouthguard can only be named Playsafe if it is fabricated by a trained person according to the Playsafe guidelines.

Illustrations and technical details are non-binding.
Changes with the aim of development are reserved.