Sports Dentistry
Custom mouthguards — for the weekends that matter.
One knock on the field can do thousands of dollars of damage — and no amount of dentistry quite replaces a real tooth. A proper custom mouthguard is the cheapest insurance policy in your kit bag.
Why it matters
A broken tooth is for life, not just the season
Knocked-out front teeth, chipped incisors and fractured roots are common in contact sport — and once a young tooth is damaged, you're often looking at a lifetime of repairs. Crowns, root canals, bridges and eventually implants add up over 50 years in ways a mouthguard never will. Protection up front is always cheaper than reconstruction later.
What's involved
How a custom mouthguard is made
It's a two-visit process. On the first visit, we take a digital scan of your teeth (no goopy impressions) and let you pick a colour. On the second visit, we fit the custom guard, check the bite, and send you on your way.
Our material is thin but strong. It fits so well that you can still communicate effectively on the field — which matters during crunch-time plays — and it protects your teeth, gums and bone for full 360-degree coverage. That's why sports mouthguards made by a dentist are the gold standard and why they outperform store-bought guards by a long way.
How we do it at Austral
Proud sponsors of local junior sport
We're proud sponsors of the Austral City Bears junior rugby club and support a number of other local teams. It's not just about putting our logo on a jersey — sport is how a lot of kids in this community stay healthy, and keeping their teeth on the field is part of our job.
Whether your child plays rugby, footy, basketball, hockey, soccer or any contact sport, we'll make them a mouthguard that fits properly, protects well, and that they'll actually want to wear.
FAQs
Questions people usually ask
Isn't a pharmacy boil-and-bite mouthguard good enough?
They're better than nothing, but they don't fit as precisely, they're often bulkier, they can make it hard to speak and breathe, and they offer less protection in the areas that matter. Custom mouthguards cover the gums and bone for 360-degree protection and actually stay in place during contact.
My child keeps growing — will a custom guard still fit next season?
Kids' mouths change fast. For junior sport, we typically recommend checking the fit every season. We build the guard with a bit of room to accommodate eruption where it makes sense, and we'll let you know when a new one is needed.
A tooth got knocked out on the field. What do I do?
Pick it up by the crown (the white part, not the root), rinse gently with milk or saline if it's dirty, and if you can, put it straight back into the socket and hold it there. If that's not possible, store it in milk or saliva — not water — and get to us immediately. The sooner we see you, the better the chance of saving the tooth.
What colours can I get?
Most colour combinations you can think of — team colours, stripes, patterns, fades. It's a small thing but it makes kids much more likely to actually wear the guard.
Book a mouthguard fitting
Two visits, one season of protection, team colours optional.
Call 02 9606 0553