National Hockey League team dentists

are learning of the benefits

of the Maher Mouth Guard, which has helped

National Football League players, especially those with the New

England Patriots, avoid concussions.

 

Chris Bourque of the Washington

Capitals, among others, was fitted for the Maher Mouth

Guard this year.

 

Paula Duffy, National Sports Examiner for

Examiner.com and regular contributor to The

Huffington Post, wrote an article ("If a Simple

Mouth Guard Can Prevent Concussions, Why

Isn't the NFL All Over It?") that has ignited

interest in and directed attention toward ways

to reduce or prevent the alarming number of

sports-related concussions, especially in the

National Football League.

 

Duffy's column in the Examiner.com

(www.Examiner.com) expressed concern for

St. Louis Rams quarterback Trent Green and

his return to the field after suffering two

concussions in one calendar year, one

especially severe.

 

New England Patriots team dentist Dr.

Gerald Maher of Mahercor Laboratories

(recently featured in ESPN articles) has

developed the Maher Mouth Guard. This

protective device aids in the prevention of

concussions for all athletes participating in

contact sports from professionals to youth

players.

 

Dr. Maher said in a 2007 Boston Globe

article that the current NFL-approved helmet

chin strap directly contributes to concussions

that arise from a blow to the jaw.

 

It positions the jawbone tightly against the

skull, resulting in joint cartilage derangement,

and increases the likelihood of traumatizing

the nervous system and the bone striking the

temporal lobe of the brain, increasing the

symptoms of dizziness, the sensation of

seeing stars and headaches commonly known

as a "ding."

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