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

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

But mouth guards are not mandatory in the NHL. Most times, when a player hits the ice, he’s playing with fire. 

Rapid response

Dentists like Riley attend their teams’ home games — they are responsible for visiting players as well — to be on hand when things go sideways. Care is usually not out of the ordinary. According to Fasbinder, dentists learn how to assess and treat such facial trauma (lacerations to the lips, cuts in the soft tissue around the teeth, fractures to the teeth) in pediatric dentistry, oral surgery and endodontics courses. The job starts with triage.

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