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guard

 [gahrd]
a protective device.
mouth guard any of various removable intraoral appliances that protect the teeth and sometimes the lips and cheeks during contact sports.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

mouth guard

(mowth gard),
A pliable plastic device, adapted to cover the maxillary teeth, which is worn to reduce potential injury to oral structures during participation in contact sports.
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

mouth guard

(mowth gahrd)
Pliable plastic device, adapted to cover maxillary teeth, which is worn to reduce potential injury to oral structures during participation in contact sports.
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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He spat out his mouthguard and failed to adequately respond to the referee's instructions, sparking wild celebrations from Ruiz Jnr who became the first Mexican heavyweight champion in history.
That right hook by Pacquiao was so powerful that it almost sent Thurman's mouthguard flying.
The subjects completed a basketball specific course (BSC) at medium and high load with and without a "vented" boil-and-bite "Nike adult max intake" mouthguard (Nike, Beaverton, OR, USA; VentMG) in a randomized order.
Evan took that to heart and started wearing a mouthguard when playing sports.
COMPANY ORB Innovation has won a national award for its work in designing a mouthguard which collects data to reduce injury and improve performance.
The winger has struggled with a mouthguard he needs to protect teeth he broke two weeks ago.
Others benefit from a mouthguard, although over-the-counter versions tend to be one-size-fits-all, which makes them uncomfortable for most, Hsia says.
Players are continually reminded that a player's head may not be a target, nor can the head be used as a means for executing a tackle." Use of a mouthguard is required, and appropriate footwear is recommended.
They invite ice-hockey fans in their native languages and with a sports mouthguard to experience the atmosphere of this year's IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships, which will be hosted by Slovakia.The short videos, in which foreigners represent all the participating countries in the championship, promote different sights in the two biggest Slovak cities, Bratislava and Koscaronice, where the matches will be held.
In athletes wearing a mouthguard, performance measures have demonstrated significant improvements in vertical jump height, as reported by Arent et al.
| Jade Jones is an ambassador of leading mouthguard company OPRO.
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