Adding Reply Topic Sports Mouth Guards, issues, tips Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post gothfaerie05 Posted at 3:45 pm on June 4, 2009 I recently purchased a "boil and bite" type mouth guard for use in mixed martial arts sparring. I followed the directions that came in the package regarding sizing, boiling, fitting, and all that, but I'm still having some issues. 1.  I feel like my molars do not fit into the guard correctly.  As in, width-wise.  I think maybe I should go through the fitting process again because I suspect I didn't bite down hard enough, but I'm afraid to bite too hard because I'm afraid I'll ruin the usefulness of the guard and this is already my second one (the first didn't come with instructions and I overboiled it -- heh, oops.) 2.  Drool. Too much of it. The instructions say this tendency goes away by the third or fourth use but it annoys me. Any advice on what to do about this?

Replies Satyricon Posted at 6:51 pm on June 4, 2009 Re-fit it! Make sure when its in your mouth you suck all the air out of your mouth, like you know what i mean, like when you are drinking a milkshake! Suck hard and hold it as long as you can, it will conform better! Seriously, that sounds really dirty, but i mean it in the right context. gothfaerie05 Posted at 3:58 pm on June 4, 2009 Quote: from junkee99 at 6:52 pm on June 4, 2009 I'm guessing drool wise it's like a retainer. If so it does go away, just got to deal with it. Doesn't totally answer my question, but you did try, so thank you very much for that. :-) junkee99 Posted at 3:52 pm on June 4, 2009 I'm guessing drool wise it's like a retainer. If so it does go away, just got to deal with it. All 3 previous replies displayed.