A mouth guard is an essential piece of sporting equipment that helps reduce the severity and frequency of injuries such as alveolar process fractures, including radicular and coronal fractures, and corpus fractures of the mandible, condyle, and gonial angles. Thermoplastic sports mouth protectors are becoming increasingly popular among athletes participating in both contact and non-contact sports. These protectors are used to protect athletes from injury in contact sports such as MMA, boxing, basketball, football, hockey, and baseball.
Makura Sport and OPRO – Notable Market Players in Sports Mouthguard Market
The sports mouthguard market majorly consists of the players such as Nike, Inc., Makura Sport, Shock Doctor Inc., AKERVALL TECHNOLOGIES INC., MOGO SPORT, Brain Pad, Inc., Gobsmacked sports mouthguards, Max Mouthguards, OPRO, Venum, Decathlon. among others. The companies have been implementing various strategies that have helped the growth of the company and in turn have brought about various changes in the market. The companies have adopted several inorganic and organic strategies to accelerate their growth and improve their market position.
Below is the list of the growth strategies done by the players operating in the sports mouthguard market:
| Year | News |
| Aug-2018 | Makura Sport established a partnership with Sidelines Sports, a leading wholesaler and distributor of premium sports products in Canada, to make its mouthguards available to customers and athletes across the country. |
| Jul-2019 | OPRO established a collaboration with Sports & Wellbeing Analytics (SWA) in conjunction with the launch of OPRO+, their next-generation mouthguard equipped with cutting-edge technology known as the PROTECHT system, which analyses and handles head impact data. |
| Nov-2020 | This relationship ensures Wasps continue to enjoy the assurance of OPRO’s internationally renowned, custom-made mouthguards for all players. |
