SMILE-FX® / Orthodontic Mouthguard Fit Guide
Sports mouthguards: fabrication and today's fit
For young people and families during orthodontic care
“Custom” names a fabrication origin. It is separate from a present-fit finding.
Start with how the guard was made
Stock
Ready-made.
Mouth-formed
Adapted to the mouth.
Custom
Made using an individual dental model.
Tooth movement, baby-tooth shedding and permanent-tooth eruption can change fit. Appliances and rapidly changing mixed dentition require individual consideration.
An example: earlier records and today’s fit
Read the earlier and later entries together
These entries are supplied for explanation. They are not a person’s clinical record or a recommendation.
Earlier entry
Fabrication on an individual dental model is recorded.
Later entry
A clinician records tooth-position changes.
Present entry
No current-fit result is supplied.
What the entries establish
The entries establish individual-model fabrication and later tooth-position change. They record neither successful initial fit nor present fit. Today’s context matters, but change does not establish failure or replacement need.
Keep the actual wording of a record available for your conversation. This example explains a record; it is not a self-fit test.
A separate sports-protection conversation
For the separate school-equipment and clinical-responsibility questions, read the Teen guide’s sports-protection discussion.
Keep the next conversation with the right team
Already receiving orthodontic care? Use your treating team’s established contact and individual instructions for your current care.
SMILE-FX® offers full-service digital orthodontics with a clear-aligner focus. Board-certified orthodontists see patients throughout care, including follow-ups.
For a new orthodontic conversation, an optional free in-person consultation is available at the Miramar studio. This is an orthodontic request, not a mouthguard fitting or supply appointment.
Request a free in-person orthodontic consultation
The team confirms the appointment and individual scope. A request does not establish an assessment or case acceptance.
Factual reference
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Policy on Prevention of Sports-Related Orofacial Injuries. Youth policy; revision 2023; Reference Manual 2025:130–135.
The reference does not imply endorsement. Read the guide’s scope and publisher information.