OPRO Silver Junior Mouthguard

Product detailed description

In a bag full of black kit a white and black guard shows up immediately, and with children that counts for more than it sounds. Silver Junior is the junior size of the Silver level: a shorter, narrower arch that the manufacturer builds for children up to 10. For a child on the borderline, OPRO says to measure the arch rather than count the years.

The outer layer is hard and holds the shape, the inner one is soft gel. On the Silver level OPRO calls it ComfortGel and fits it with moulding fins that fill the gaps between your teeth once shaped. You do the moulding at home, inside the patented Compression Cage.

Silver sits between Bronze and Gold. Bronze is separated from it by a less precise fit and a warranty of up to €10,000 instead of €12,500, Gold by the finer gel with impression fins and a warranty of up to €15,000. For a child who trains regularly and turns up at tournaments, the Silver level is the sensible middle: a closer fit than Bronze, a lower price than Gold. For frequent competition OPRO builds the Gold.

Key benefits

• Dual-layer build – a firm outer layer and a soft gel inner layer.
• ComfortGel – the inner layer with fitting fins, which fill the gaps between your teeth once moulded.
• White and black junior version – Junior size for children up to 10, easy to find in a bag.
• Compression Cage – the patented fitting tray spreads bite pressure across the whole dental arch.
• Biomaster – an antimicrobial additive in the material, with the manufacturer stating up to 99.99% less bacterial growth.
• Dental warranty up to €12,500 – stated by the manufacturer for the Silver level and valid once the guard is registered.

How to fit it

1. Get a ceramic bowl of freshly boiled water ready, so around 100 °C.
2. Hold the guard in it for exactly 20 seconds, not a moment longer. The OPRO self-fit ranges need twenty seconds; thirty belongs to the Instant Custom Fit.
3. Lift it out with a spoon, tip it over so the hot water runs off, then give it ten firm shakes.
4. Seat it in the Compression Cage fitting tray, centre the tray on your upper teeth and bite down hard. Stay there for 30 to 60 seconds and press on your lips and cheeks as you go, so the material closes onto teeth and gums.
5. Open the bite, remove the tray and drop the guard into cold water for half a minute.

The material can be remoulded. If the result does not sit right, run through the whole procedure again.

With children an adult should run the fitting, since it involves boiling water.

Specifications

Care and lifespan

Rinse the guard in cold water after training, let it dry and only then close it in its case. Hot water, the dishwasher and direct sun all deform the material, and so does leaving it in a hot car. For a deeper clean, use the tablets made for mouthguards and removable dental appliances. Replace it once it cracks, stops holding its grip or has been bitten through, and with children also as soon as the dentition has visibly changed.

Warning

The guard is not intended for wearers of fixed braces, for which OPRO makes a separate Gold Braces model. It does not replace a guard made to measure by a dentist. The manufacturer honours the dental warranty only once the guard has been registered and under its own terms. Moulding involves boiling water, so mind the scalding risk.