Clear Retain
Sports Mouth Guard
This custom-fitted sports mouth guard is a dental appliance made from an exact impression of the customer's teeth, professionally manufactured in a dental lab using the same processes and materials as a local dentist. It is designed for light contact sports such as basketball, baseball, and soccer, offering a 3mm thick, durable, and chew-proof barrier to protect teeth during physical activity. The product includes a self-impression kit with putty and trays, a prepaid return label, and is backed by a 60-day guarantee; customers save an average of $200+ compared to dental office prices.
- Color
- Clear
- Gender
- unisex
- Category
- Sporting Goods > Athletics > General Purpose Athletic Equipment > Sports Mouthguards
Color
- MPN
SPORT-MOUTH-GUARD-1
Specifications
Custom-fitted sports mouth guard designed for light contact sports such as basketball, baseball, and soccer, made from an exact impression of the customer's teeth and professionally manufactured in a dental lab.
Maximum durability and chew proof; 3mm thickness; Designed for light contact sports; Made from exact impression of the customer's teeth; Professionally manufactured in a dental lab; Available in 8 color variations.
- Color
- Clear · white
- Material
- Thermoplastic
- Gender
- unisex
- Condition
- new
- Weight
- 6 oz
- Category
- Sporting Goods > Athletics > General Purpose Athletic Equipment > Sports Mouthguards
Additional Attributes
- custom-fitted
- maximum durability
- chew proof
- 3mm thickness
- designed for light contact sports
- made from exact impression of customer's teeth
- professionally manufactured
- available in 8 color variations
- 60-day guarantee
Product Insights
Clear Retain's Sports Mouth Guard provides a lab-fabricated, custom-fit alternative to dentist-made guards at about one-fifth the cost—$90 on sale versus the $450 in-office norm—using a home impression kit that matches clinical accuracy within 1mm. The 3mm medical-grade EVA build meets the European sports-guard minimum, clears concussion-protection thresholds, and extends coverage to roots and gums, while speech and breathing remain near-normal (under 5% and 3% changes, respectively). FSA/HSA eligibility can lower the effective price to $63–$72, and a 60-day warranty covers normal-use cracks, with backup guards made from the same stored impression. The tradeoff: it is intended only for light-contact sports like basketball, baseball, and soccer—excluding football, hockey, wrestling, and fixed braces—and typical lifespan is 2–3 years, dropping to 6–12 months with heavy use or grinding; expect a two-day tight break-in.
Verified claims
- Price comparison
- About $90 — roughly a fifth of the ~$450 dentist-made custom-guard norm.
- FSA/HSA
- FSA/HSA-eligible; pre-tax payment lowers the $90 cost to roughly $63–$72 for eligible buyers.
- Lifespan
- Custom adult guards last 2–3 years in light-contact use; heavy use or grinding cuts that to 6–12 months.
- Restorative cost
- At $90, the guard is a small fraction of the $3,000–$5,500 implant or $2,200–$3,000 cracked-tooth repair bill.
- Retention
- Boil-and-bite guards shift during hard cuts; this custom-fit guard stays seated.
- Protection
- This guard's 3mm back-teeth thickness clears the concussion-protection threshold, and coverage extends to roots and gums.
- Speech and breathing
- Custom 3mm guard leaves speech near-normal (under 5% change) and breathing impact under 3% FEV1.
- Cost vs dentist
- This custom guard lists at $110 (currently $90), versus the $450 national in-office benchmark.
- Impression accuracy
- A correct home impression matches in-office accuracy to within 1 mm.
- Impression instructions
- The tutorial calls for a 25-second mix, a 5-minute hold, and 5 mm of putty past the last tooth.
- Impression kit
- The kit ships two putty sets, three tray sizes, FDA-approved material, and a refundable practice pack.
- Dental hardware
- Brackets, buttons, and cement must be removed before the impression or the guard won't fit.
- Thickness
- 3mm is the slimmer custom build, with no wearability loss vs a 5mm guard.
- Safety standards
- 3 mm labial thickness falls within the European 3–4 mm sports-guard minimum.
- Sport scope
- Intended for light-contact basketball, baseball, soccer; excludes football, hockey, wrestling, and fixed braces.
- Durability
- Custom guards typically last 2–3 years in regular sport with good care.
- Material
- Medical-grade EVA with no BPA, BPS, phthalates, or latex — the same class as dentist-fitted guards.
- Lab fabrication
- Lab-fabricated from an exact dental impression, with under-1 mm tooth-to-guard fit.
- Grinding resistance
- Night grinding or clenching can shorten this guard's lifespan considerably.
- Wear indicators
- Replace when it thins over front teeth, shows deep bite marks, or stretches loose.
- Warranty
- Free replacement within 60 days for normal-usage cracks; pet-chewed or lost guards are excluded.
- Cleaning routine
- Rinse immediately after each use; brush with a soft toothbrush and cool water, no toothpaste; weekly denture-tablet soak.
- Safety standard
- This 3mm guard is not sold with an ASTM F697 compliance certification; that standard governs care and use, not impact performance.
- Fit
- Dental-impression fit leaves <1mm tooth gap and stays put during play.
- Restorations
- Wearing the guard can exacerbate loose fillings, crowns, veneers, bridges, or decay; dental check advised first.
- Impression process
- Correct home impressions are as accurate as in-office molds, and the brand reports over 98% fit.
- Payment savings
- FSA/HSA pre-tax dollars can cut the $90 guard's cost by 20–30%.
- Break-in
- A new guard feels tight for the first 2 days while teeth realign.
- Impressions
- A correctly taken at-home impression matches in-office accuracy.
- Backup strategy
- A backup guard keeps protection continuous when the primary is lost or broken mid-season.
- Value
- At the $90 sale price (regularly $110), a backup guard costs far less than the $2,200–$5,500 dental work an injury can need.
- Replacement
- A backup or replacement guard is made from the same stored impression, so no new impression is needed.
Product record
- Title
- Sports Mouth Guard
- Brand
- Clear Retain
- Price
- $110 USD
- Availability
- In stock
- Rating
- 5 stars, 1 reviews, scale 5
Image Analysis
1 images- 01
Product
A single clear, U-shaped dental mouth guard shown on its side with visible tooth impression cavities and a smooth glossy surface.
- Overall shapeU-shaped dental tray following an upper dental arch, shown in a side-on slightly rotated profile so the buccal tooth impression row faces viewer.
1 region
x 0.10 · y 0.60 · w 0.80 · h 0.30 (high) - Tooth impression cavitiesA row of individual concave tooth impressions is visible along the outer arch, each impression smoothly integrated into the tray wall.
1 region
x 0.16 · y 0.62 · w 0.62 · h 0.20 (high) - Material and finishTranslucent glossy thermoplastic material with smooth surface and subtle internal texture from molding; light passes through making internal contours visible.
1 region
x 0.12 · y 0.61 · w 0.76 · h 0.26 (high) - Lingual/palatal undersideInner (lingual/palatal) side of the tray is visible as a continuous smooth concave surface beneath the tooth impressions, visible because the guard is rotated slightly.
1 region
x 0.42 · y 0.64 · w 0.36 · h 0.22 (high) - Peripheral flangeThin peripheral flange extends around the arch edge and tapers toward the ends, visible as a thin rim along the top and bottom of the product profile.
1 region
x 0.12 · y 0.60 · w 0.74 · h 0.22 (medium)
Other
Product photographed on a plain white background with soft diffuse lighting and minimal shadow; image is centered and cropped to include negative space above the product.
- Background and stagingPlain white background with no visible props or packaging; product placed near bottom-center of frame leaving large unobstructed white area above.
- Lighting and shadowSoft diffuse lighting with faint shadow and slight shading under the guard; highlights along glossy surfaces indicate frontal light source.
- Image croppingProduct is fully visible and not clipped by image edges; image contains substantial empty space above product.
Colors
translucent cool white· main body#F3F3F3- Overall shapeU-shaped dental tray following an upper dental arch, shown in a side-on slightly rotated profile so the buccal tooth impression row faces viewer.
Documents & Data
Provenance
- Merchant Link
- https://clearretain.com/products/sports-mouth-guard
- Platform
- shopify
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