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Article: Delta Dental Recommends Mouth Guards to Prevent Injuries During School Sports.
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- PR Newswire
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- August 13, 2007
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OKEMOS, Mich., Aug. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Though most parents or caregivers would never send a child to school without the proper school supplies like pencils and paper, many ignore a very important back-to-school essential for children's oral health and safety - a mouth guard.
"Physical activity and education are imperative to overall health and well-being, but can also be potentially dangerous to dental health," said Jed. J. Jacobson, D.D.S., M.S., M.P.H., senior vice president of professional services and chief science officer at Delta Dental of Michigan, Ohio and Indiana. "But like any protective sporting equipment, wearing a mouth guard can help reduce injury ...