Made from a scan of your own teeth, not a boiled kettle
A front tooth knocked out on a rugby pitch or a hockey stick to the mouth is a lifetime of dentistry: a root canal if you are fortunate, an implant and crown if you are not, and either way repairs that will need replacing over the decades. A mouthguard is the only piece of kit that prevents it, and how well it does so depends on how well it fits. Shop-bought guards softened in hot water are thick where they should be thin, thin where they should be thick, and loose enough that players clench to hold them in or spit them out to breathe. A custom guard is pressure-formed on a model of your own teeth in a dental laboratory, so it grips without effort, spreads impact across the whole arch and lets you speak and breathe. At Wimpole Street a custom sports guard is from £350, made over two short visits, with thicker construction available for heavy contact sports at no extra cost.
Opening offersNew patients: £30 exam·£49 hygienist·£199 whitening (usual £95 · £89 · £399)
A quick look at the teeth to confirm nothing needs treating first, then a digital scan or impression of the upper arch and a bite record. About ten minutes.
The laboratory pressure-forms layers of EVA material over a model of your teeth, thicker over the front teeth and biting surfaces, trimmed clear of the gum and palate for comfort and speech. Colours and patterns are chosen at the first visit.
A week or two later the guard is tried in, checked for retention and even biting contact, and trimmed anywhere it rubs. You leave with the guard, a ventilated case and care instructions.
Guards are checked at routine examinations for wear, splits and fit, particularly in growing children.
Laminated EVA, around three to four millimetres over the front teeth, for most sports and most players. Thicker, multi-layer construction for boxing, martial arts and adult contact rugby. Available in a range of colours.
from £350
Made with space for brackets and adjusted as teeth move. Usually replaced during treatment.
from £350
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
Custom sports guard Scan or impression, laboratory fabrication, fitting and case. Thicker construction for heavy contact sports included. | from £350 |
Replacement guard From a new scan if the teeth have changed. | from £350 |
Examination £30 for new patients; £47.50 for children. | £95 |
Indicative Wimpole Street fees, the same as at South Kensington and St Paul's. A written plan with the exact figure is agreed before anything is started.
A custom guard stays in place when the mouth is open, lets you shout to a team-mate and breathe hard, and absorbs and spreads a blow across the arch rather than transmitting it to one or two teeth. Laboratory testing and field studies consistently show fewer and less severe dental injuries in players wearing well-fitted guards than in those wearing shop guards or none, though no guard removes the risk entirely.
A guard lasts two to three seasons in an adult with normal wear; it is replaced sooner if it splits, thins over the front teeth, or if the teeth have moved or changed. Children usually need a new one every year or two as the mouth grows.
Every treatment has trade-offs. These are the ones we discuss at the consultation so that a decision is made with full information rather than after the fact.
Register your interest and we will contact you as soon as the Marylebone diary is live. If you would rather start sooner, the same clinicians already see patients in South Kensington and at St Paul’s.
Opening 1 November 2026
Wimpole Street is not yet seeing patients. Until then, please book or call our South Kensington clinic on 020 7183 2362 or our St Paul's clinic on 020 7183 3709. Questions about the new clinic: wimpolestreet@md.co.uk.
The same clinical team already works from two other Medical & Dental clinics. Book at either one now and, if you prefer, move your ongoing care to Wimpole Street once the doors open.