The American Association of Orthodontists and the American Dental Association recommends that parents with children who are active in sports to get mouth guards to protect their teeth. The activities these teens do are quite heavy on the body especially when contact sports are involved. More and more teens are ruining their smile simply because they do not have the necessary protection for their teeth. Mouth guards protects teeth and the jaw from excessive forces that can knock out teeth, break the jawbone and even biting into the tongue. Mouth guards are made of shock absorbing materials that absorbs the energy of a hit to the jaw cushioning it from damaging forces. They are essential for all active kids who just get rowdier and rowdier as they get into their teen years. Their use prevents disfigurement and other painful injuries to the face and teeth saving parents from the costs of reconstructive surgery to the face due to trauma.