The best fitting gumshield for you.

• To create your 3D printed custom fit gumshield we use state of the art dental imaging technology to take a 3D scan of your mouth
• Once we have your scan, we run it through our unique gumshield software
• This process creates a printable 3D gumshield file
• We then send your file to print on one of our 3D printers
• Your gumshield is printed with our bespoke 3D plastic filament

Republic & Northern Ireland

• For Individual, club or school bookings in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland contact James on +353(0)85 254 4644 or hello@impactgumshields.com
• Or fill out the contact form at the bottom of the website – we will come back to your enquiry within 24hrs

United Kingdom

• For club or school bookings contact Anthony on +44 (0)78 4366 4116 or hello@impactgumshields.com
• Or fill out the contact form at the bottom of the website – we will come back to your enquiry within 24hrs

From the date of your scan, it will be 7-10 working days (depending on seasonal demand) before your gumshield will be ready.

Individuals – For a small additional fee (€5) we can post your gumshield to you

School/Clubs – Your gumshields will be posted back to one pre-agreed location

In order to understand why a custom fit gumshield is the best form of oral protection, we need to compare them against the other types gumshields on the market stock and boil & bite gumshields

STOCK GUMSHIELDS

• Are preformed and come ready to wear
• They are inexpensive and can generally be purchased in sports shops
• Little can be done to adjust their fit, they are bulky, can make breathing and talking difficult, and they provide limited protection
• Dentists do not recommend their use

BOIL & BITE

• Bought in sporting stores and are relatively inexpensive
• Formed on the teeth with the use of finger, tongues and biting (hence the name)
• Protection is decreased if bitten too hard while forming
• Biting in to a single layer Boil & Bite does not offer total teeth coverage which results in inadequate protection
• Does not create a vacuum fit when formed so it is lose fitting and will fall out when a player speaks or opens his mouth (which usually means it ends up in a player’s pocket or sock!!)
• Biting into a one size fits all boil & bite can distort the guard and interfere with the tongue which results in restricted breathing

CUSTOM FIT GUMSHIELDS

• Are designed and based on a person’s individual dental scan
• They offer the best protection against dental and oral injury
• They offer a more secure and comfortable fit
• They do not affect a player’s performance i.e. breathing and speech are unaffected when playing
• The American, British and Irish Dental Association recommends wearing a custom fit gumshield to protect against dental injuries, mouth lacerations and fractures to the upper and lower jaws
• The American Dental Association also states that wearing a custom fit gumshield reduces the chance of dental injury by at least 50%

• All our gumshields are individually engineered from a 3D scan of your mouth
• With our patent-pending software and 3D printing filament, your gumshield is printed to an accuracy of 100 microns (the width of a human hair) to ensure a perfect fitting gumshield
• We use our own 3D printing filament that we have developed specifically for the printing of gumshields to ensure the highest levels of protection
• Based on independent testing our gumshields offer at least 15% more impact absorption than other custom fit gumshields on the market
• You can choose from one of ten colours for your gumshield

Our gumshields are made from our unique plastic that we have developed over the past 3 years. The plastic was developed with the sole purpose of offering maximum protection and comfort for anyone who wears our gumshields. The plastic has also been independently tested by AIT (Athlone Institute of Technology) CSID and the test results show that it’s free of toxins and carcinogens.

AIT (Athlone Institute of Technology) CSID in accordance with the American Dental Association standards carried out impact absorption testing on our 3D printed gumshield versus other suppliers of custom fit gumshields. The results  showed  that our gumshield had a minimum of 15% more Impact absorption versus other leading suppliers and went as high as 26% in some cases.

Definitely not! They are ill-fitting, don’t stay in the mouth and offer little to no protection for athletes who where them.  The clear recommendation of the American, British and Irish Dental Association, is that only custom fitting gumshields should be worn.

This varies according to many factors, e.g. growth, usage etc. Normally a growing child would require a new gumshield once a year. Although the teeth and bones may be growing, the gumshields are flexible and can accommodate some movement. Older children and adults may not grow, but the gumshields will wear down with use and should be checked annually.

We recommend using Clean’ners, www.igcleanners.com to keep your gumshield clean. Enter  the promo code IG20 at check out to avail of free P&P. Remember don’t store your gumshield until it is completely dry!

As soon as a child has an adult tooth appearing they should be wearing a custom fit gumshield. The average cost of a lost adult tooth over a lifetime is €4,000/£3,500 – €16,000/£14,000.

We have created a custom fit gumshield for children as young as 5 but normally we start making gumshields from age 7 and upward

No problem. Our technicians automatically check the 3D models for teeth which are yet to erupt and create extra space for the new teeth to erupt in the gumshield file that we print for them.

You can choose from one of the following colours:

• White
• Black
• Grey
• Blue
• Light Blue
• Red
• Green
• Yellow
• Purple
• Pink
• Orange

If you have gotten a scan from us before then the cost of a 2^nd or replacement gumshield is only €45 excluding P&P. Please note you can only avail of this offer if we are using your previous scan to produce the gumshield