A different kind of mouth guard

I was searching for a better alternative to the options I was familiar with for mouth guards (if you missed it, I’ve recently gotten into roller derby). Something that let me talk and drink— I was considering going to a dentist and getting something professional made. But I’m cheap, and I don’t really like dentists… Eventually I ran across something that I think is pretty cool.

The Protech Dent mouth guards come flat, and are moldable (and remoldable, if you screw it up you can flatten them out again) to exactly the shape of your teeth. I’ve gotten the fit on mine so tight that it “snaps” in place and I’ve got to give it a real good tug to get it out again.

You can drink with it, talk with it, I don’t have to take it out ever during derby practice. Their website says you can snack with it, though that seems like a pretty gross idea to me. It’s the thinnest option out there too, so you don’t get monkey mouth. I’ve worn it to several practices, and though I’ll probably mess with the fit some more, it’s been pretty fantastic.