(HealthDayNews) -- Protect your young athlete's mouth. Every year thousands of kids have teeth knocked out by a baseball, basketball, hockey puck or football.
According to the American Dental Association, mouth protectors or mouth guards could have averted most of these injuries. So buy your child a mouth guard and ensure it doesn't get stashed at the bottom of a locker by shopping for a good fit. Kids won't wear them if they're uncomfortable.
Here are some options suggested by The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: