Decreased exercise capacity in young athletes using self-adapted mouthguards

ConclusionUse of a self-adapted mouthguard led to increased metabolic effort and a significant reduction in ventilation parameters. Unchanged oxygen uptake may be the result of cardiopulmonary compensation and increased breathing efforts, which slightly affects performance. These results and the obvious preventive effects of mouthguards support their use in sports.
Source: European Journal of Applied Physiology - Category: Physiology Source Type: research