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Old Sun Aug 02, 2009, 01:35pm
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Originally Posted by Tim C View Post
The mouth guards have little to do with losing teeth.

The mouth guards have EVERYTHING to do with concussions.

Both players and umpires that have had concussions are often strongly advise to use a mouth guard to lower the chances of further concussive injury.

You can Goggle "CDC Concussions" and read the report yourself.
That is exactly why they are required in football
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