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monkeygirl
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Joined: 22 Feb 2002
Posts: 3674
Location: Middle-of-Nowhere, Pennsylvania
Styles: Tae Kwon Do
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Pretty much, you want a mouthguard that is comfortable and gentle on your gums, and allows you to breathe. A good mouthguard will not restrict your breathing at all. However, in order to get such a quality of mouthguard, you'll pay upwards of $50, easily. You need to ask yourself how important mouth protection is to you. Some mouthguards (Like Wipps/Shock Doctor) actually claim to prevent brain damage, because of the way they position the jaw or something like that. So that's definitely a plus. However, most schools don't hit directly to the face anyway...the uber-mouthguards are for the kickboxing/shotokan people.
Like Red J said, if you have special dental needs, consult your dentist. Also, if either you or your daughter have braces, you will need a custom mouthguard. MAKE SURE IT'S A CUSTOM-FITTED ONE! The "football" types they give you that "go on without a fit" can actually do the opposite of their real job. They can bang against the gums painfully and cause bleeding.
Oh, the agonies of being a brace-faced martial artist 
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punkrocker115684
Yellow Belt
Joined: 09 Feb 2003
Posts: 50
Location: Illinois US
Styles: Kung Fu
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yeah braces do get annoying
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Withers M.A.A.
Brown Belt
Joined: 28 Apr 2002
Posts: 662
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I don't buy anything but Macho sparring gear. It simply fits the best and last the longest of all the brands i've used over the years.
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martialartist1
Orange Belt
Joined: 20 Apr 2003
Posts: 157
Location: UK
Styles: no style as style
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| the equipment gear you buy should fit yourself comfortable and correctly or otherwise if equipment is worn incorrectly then injury or discomfort is likely to occur. the leather type is better quality than the plastic type. you wont sweat as much when wearing the leather type. |
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on the post.
