mouthguards
Boxer's dental armor
Mouthguards are protective devices worn over the teeth, typically during sports or sleep.
Athletes wear them to prevent dental injuries from impacts: The boxing commission requires all fighters to wear mouthguards.
Night guards—a type of mouthguard—protect teeth from grinding during sleep.
Also spelled as two words: mouth guards.
Dental protection for contact sports
- shock absorptionDissipating kinetic energy gradually
- EVAActivity outside spacecraft
- thermoplasticHeat-softenable, repeatedly reshapable polymer
- fittingSuitable or proper
molding · case · strap · tether · ventilation · thickness · cushioning · impact protection
Enamel-covered chewing structures
- orthodonticRelating to teeth straightening
- bitePierce with teeth
- enamelHard glossy coating
- jawBone holding teeth
TMJ · braces · retainer · occlusion · grinding · bruxism · alignment · dentist
Practice combat training
- knockoutIncapacitating final blow
- punchStrike with fist
- jabQuick, straight blow
- uppercutAscending boxing strike
rounds · cornerman · bout · hook · title fight · weigh-in · footwork · ring
Field sport with netted sticks
- hockeyStick-and-goal sport
- rugbyTeam sport with scrums
- field hockeyStick-and-ball turf sport
- hurlingPowerful propulsion by arm
ice hockey · puck · stick · checking · scrum · ruck · face-off · contact sport
Protective head covering
- tackleGear or takedown
- concussionBrain injury from impact
- snapSudden sharp sound
- huddleClose protective gathering
scrimmage · gridiron · quarterback · linebacker · cleats · facemask · sideline · contact
gumshield
Dental protection for contact sports
- shock absorptionDissipating kinetic energy gradually
- EVAActivity outside spacecraft
- thermoplasticHeat-softenable, repeatedly reshapable polymer
fitting · molding · case · strap · tether · ventilation · thickness · cushioning · impact protection · form-fitting
teeth
Enamel-covered chewing structures
- orthodonticRelating to teeth straightening
- bitePierce with teeth
- enamelHard glossy coating
jaw · TMJ · braces · retainer · occlusion · grinding · bruxism · alignment · dentist · orthodontist
sparring
Practice combat training
uppercut · rounds · cornerman · bout · hook · title fight · weigh-in · footwork · ring · gloves
lacrosse
Field sport with netted sticks
- hockeyStick-and-goal sport
- rugbyTeam sport with scrums
- field hockeyStick-and-ball turf sport
hurling · ice hockey · puck · stick · checking · scrum · ruck · face-off · contact sport
helmet
Protective head covering
- tackleGear or takedown
- concussionBrain injury from impact
- snapSudden sharp sound
huddle · scrimmage · gridiron · quarterback · linebacker · cleats · facemask · sideline · contact · collision
MMA
Hybrid combat sport
- wrestlingCombat sport requiring holds
- kickboxingMartial art combining punches, leg strikes
- karateJapanese unarmed combat discipline
taekwondo · judo · grappling · submission · cage · octagon · striking · takedown · BJJ · kumite
- boxingjab, uppercut, hook, punch, knockout
- dentistrydentist, teeth, tooth, dentists, dental care
- protective gearhelmet, helmets, hard hat, hard hats, gloves
- sports safetyinjury prevention, helmet, safety rules, shoulder pads, protective gear
- youth footballflag football, tackle football, touch football, pee wee football, junior league
- custom-fitsuits, gloves, orthotics, insoles, dentures
mouthguardsbrass knuckles
Hand-worn striking weapon
fists · hockey pucks · punches · impacts