sports Archives - Grant McGann, DDS

Play It Safe

Spring time and summer right behind that can be one of the busiest times of the year for parents. Sport camps and the like seem to get longer and more frequent. But before you start shuffling your kids to their different camps and sports practices, be sure to get them a mouth guard. Using a […]

Play It Safe: The Most Important Piece of Sports Equipment

Back-To-School Means Back to Sports! Are You Ready?! Back-to-school can be one of the busiest times of the year for parents. School supply lists seem to get longer and carpool schedules get crazier. But before you start shuffling your kids to their different sports practices, be sure to get them a mouth guard. Using […]

Treating and Preventing Facial Injury

Play Hard. Play Safe. Prevent Facial Injury. Did you know that most sports-related facial fractures among children occur when they’re trying to catch a baseball or softball? According to new research, these injuries are relatively common, and they can be serious. Study Leader Dr. Lorelei Grunwaldt and colleagues at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh examined […]

Are You Ready For Some Football?

Mouth guards are key to oral injury prevention. Especially in basketball and baseball. Even though the summer heat is still very much upon us, fall is right around the corner; and for many, this means football—lots of it! In a recent Chargers’ pre-season game against the Bears, one of the Chargers’ players, Johnny Patrick, was […]

Don’t Risk Your Healthy, Active Lifestyle – Protect Your Face!

Prevention is Key. Wear a Mouthguard! In San Diego, a healthy, active lifestyle seems to come naturally for most of us. Given our climate and mixed landscapes, people of all ages are regularly outside enjoying everything from a walk to extreme sports. We wanted to take this opportunity to talk about protecting your face […]