3 Million Teeth Are Lost Because of Youth Sports Annually
3 Million Teeth Are Lost Because of Youth Sports Annually
Each year there are 3 million lost teeth because of youth sports.
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" An estimated three million teeth are knocked out during youth sporting events in the average year most often not even in contact sports. Doctors at the University of Alabama at Birmingham say dental injuries are most likely to occur among kids playing basketball and baseball helmet and mouth guards can help reduce the risk -- tooth does get knocked out expert -- seeing -- dentist within 24 hours."
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