Thread: Boil-n-Bite with mouthguards question.

Don't most mouthguards that have a hole have a little hard plastic thing in them that you don't take out until after you've fit it to your mouth?

your mouthguard should come with a plastic stick to keep the hole open when making your impression

plastic thing ftw! then again, for rugby and JJ I rock the dollar fifty uber-cheap boil and bite ones, in assorted colors, available at your local sporting goods store!

you can buy an everlast double mouthpiece for like $5 at a sports store and there is a little plastic thing in the middle of it and you do not take it out until the mouthpiece fits exactly the way you want it to.

You are not supposed to take the plastic piece out until you have it fitted properly

Read the instructions maybe? There is a reason they come with instructions.

the shock doctor power ultra guard is pretty good for a boil and bite it has two breathing holes that dont close when you boil it.. but i would recommend a protech if you have the money..

Boil-n-Bite with mouthguards question. Currently, I'm training with a mouthguard that, the hole in the front to breathe, is completely closed. It's very inconvenient, I get no air through the mouth and I can't exhale through my mouth and make the SSSSSS sound I usually make when I punch or kick. The hole in front closed after I did the boil-n-bite thing with my mouthguard. Now, I plan on getting a new, nicer mouthguard, and...

If the center hole closed up you must have over boiled it. Read the instructions on the package. They tell you how long to boil it. As for the biting part, I bit down firmly. You can feel the mouthguard give way to your biting.