A boil-and-bite is shaped by softening a generic blank in hot water and biting down. The fit is approximate at best, and most athletes end up chewing or removing them mid-play. Our guards are 3D-printed from a precision digital scan of your athlete’s exact teeth. There’s nothing generic about the fit.

Online services mail you an impression kit, then leave you to take your own impressions at home and trust that a stranger in a lab got it right. We come to your facility, take a precise digital scan in person, print and finish the guard in our facility, and have a licensed dentist verify the fit before it goes home. No mailers, no lab in another state, no guesswork.

The Precision Guard is our proven 3D-printed guard with dentist-verified fit. The ORB Sport is that same custom guard with embedded biometric sensors that track heart rate, body movement, and head impacts during play, plus a paired mobile app for performance insights. Both are built from the same precision scan and verified on a printed model by a licensed dentist.

No. The ORB Sport provides performance and impact data for training insights only. It is not a medical device and does not diagnose, prevent, or treat concussions. Always follow established medical return-to-play protocols. We include clear disclaimers with every ORB Sport guard.

The guard itself is yours to keep. Full access to the ORB Sport mobile app, performance dashboards, session history, and insights requires a separate annual app membership (currently $58.99/year, billed through the App Store or Google Play). The Precision Guard has no subscription of any kind.

We either adjust it on site or rescan and reprint back at our facility, then mail the corrected guard to your team. No upcharge, no questions. The point of a custom guard is that it fits, and we own that.

Yes, for the Precision Guard. The scan captures the brackets and wires, and we design extra clearance into the guard so it doesn’t bind on orthodontic hardware. Just let us know at scanning, and it’s worth re-scanning once or twice a season as the orthodontic position shifts. The ORB Sport is not recommended for athletes in braces or bonded retainers, so we steer those athletes to the Precision Guard instead.

Yes. Our design system supports athletes with missing teeth or mixed dentition (baby teeth alongside adult teeth). We can block out space for erupting teeth so the guard fits comfortably now and doesn’t interfere with natural tooth eruption. Just let us know when booking the scan so we prepare the right workflow.

Yes. Individual athletes and small groups can schedule a scan at our office in Dripping Springs. We can often deliver the guard the same day or mail it to your home.

A 15-minute call with the AD, coach, or booster lead. We walk through scan-day logistics and pricing, and confirm a date. We handle the rest: equipment, scanning, follow-up. Ideal scan and delivery windows are limited, especially if you want your athletes wearing guards during early practice. We recommend reaching out early to secure your preferred dates.

We regularly serve teams across the Hill Country and greater Austin area. For programs farther out, we’ll quote travel honestly, and if the math doesn’t work, we’ll tell you so.