The NHL’s Shocking Smile Secret: Why Star Players Choose Missing Teeth Over Fixes

Dentists prefer prevention over intervention. Wearing a mouth guard would reduce the likelihood of injury.

“Most trauma occurs not because the tooth itself gets hit. That is obviously one option,” Fasbinder says. “But a lot of times, it happens by hitting the chin and slamming the teeth together, so it’s a tooth-to-tooth contact. Any kind of custom mouth guard of a couple millimeters is going to protect those teeth from hitting each other. That cuts down a tremendous amount of trauma right there. It also shields the front of the teeth. So if you start out with a hockey stick or puck, it will diffuse the force on those teeth and protect them from being chipped or broken.”

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