DryShield’s Dental Mouthpieces

Dental mouthpieces play a huge role in dental practices, benefitting both the dentist and patient. Special devices like dental bite blocks and dental guards provide support and comfort that’s essential in day-to-day procedures. For dentists, these mouthpieces provide precise and efficient treatment by ensuring optimal access to the oral cavity and stabilization of the patient’s jaw. Another feature of the guards and bite blocks is that they protect the dentist from oral fluids and accidental bites. For the patients, these mouthpieces offer enhanced ease and comfort by taking the worry of jaw tension and discomfort away, all while ensuring proper teeth alignment during orthodontic treatments or teeth whitening. 

Needless to say, these devices are extremely important for providing the absolute best dental experience for both dentist and patient. DryShield has managed to make the experience even easier by combining these different devices into one. With their Single-Use mouthpieces and their reusable mouthpieces, you get the benefits of bite blockers, guards, cheek retractors, airway protection and more all in one easy package.

In this article we will go over the similarities and differences of these two products, as well as point out some of the many benefits afforded by these amazing mouthpieces.

DryShield’s Mouthpieces

DryShield’s line of dental mouthpieces aim to provide maximum comfort and efficiency all in one (sometimes reusable) package. They combine the tasks of a high-suction evacuator, bite block, tongue shield, cheek retractor and oral pathway into one device. These mouthpieces keep the working area dry and visible, offering total control to the dentist. All while providing high-quality dentistry procedures for the patients. One huge benefit is that with such an easy installation process, you are able to upgrade your practice to the next level in just seconds. 

DryShield’s mouthpieces come in two different types, autoclavable mouthpieces and single-use mouthpieces. Both types are offered in multiple different sizes. Let’s take a look at them both and see what differences and similarities they have with each other.

DryShield’s Reusable Mouthpieces

These are Dryshield’s reusable mouthpieces. All sizes are autoclavable up to 50x each for reuse, with each box containing 4 of these reusable mouthpieces. DryShield reusable mouthpieces have built-in benefits for patient comfort that include:

• Autoclavable
• Interchangeable bite block
• Tongue and oral pathway shield
• Airway protection
• Cheek retractor

These DryShield reusable mouthpieces come in varying sizes, ranging from pediatric sizes to large sizes for different dental accommodations. DryShield’s reusable mouthpieces are available in:

X-Pediatric – This size is for patients 7-8 years of age or younger, with primary or mixed dentation.

Pediatric – This size is for patients 7-8 years of age or younger, with primary or mixed dentation.

Small – This size is for patients 8-9 years of age to young teens, with fully-erupted permanent 1st molars.

Medium – This size is for teens to adults, with existing permanent 2nd molars.

Large – This size is for adults with permanent dentition and a large vertical opening.

DryShield’s Single-Use Mouthpieces

DryShield single-use mouthpieces are made of a soft, flexible material designed to fit comfortably in the patient’s mouth. Each mouthpiece incorporates a tongue and oral pathway shield, airway protection, and cheek retractor. These single-use mouthpieces are made to be used once and properly disposed of afterward. But their single-use nature means there are more of them included in a box. 

DryShield Single-Use mouthpieces come with 20 mouthpieces per box, and can fit on competitive systems. And they come in sizes ranging from pediatric to large fits for various dental accommodations. DryShield’s Single-Use mouthpieces are available in:

Pediatric – This size is for patients 7-8 years of age or younger, with primary or mixed dentation.

Small – This size is for patients 8-9 years of age to young teens, with fully-erupted permanent 1st molars.

Medium – This size is for teens to adults, with existing permanent 2nd molars.

Large – This size is for adults with permanent dentition and a large vertical opening.

Final Thoughts

Dental mouthpieces play a critical role in the success and comfort of dental procedures. They are designed to benefit both dentists and patients by improving access and visibility for the procedure, and the comfort to get the patient through it.

When searching for suitable mouthpieces, dental practices should consider the exceptional offerings from DryShield. Their autoclavable and single-use options each offer their own specific benefits. DryShield mouthpieces are designed and manufactured to meet the highest standards of infection control. Whether you’re looking for reusability or convenience, DryShield offers a range of mouthpieces to suit your needs in any size. 

If you have any questions about these mouthpieces or any of our other products, please give us a call at 704-966-1650, option 3 for free tech support. Or you can always find us using the links below.

As always if you have any questions about this process or anything else please feel free to contact us and take advantage of our “FREE TECH SUPPORT.”

We also offer FREE VIRTUAL TECH SUPPORT to “See and Talk” with a “Real Time Live Technician” for any problems you may be in need of help with.

You can also use our “FREE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM”. Take the guesswork and worrying about what unit is due for maintenance and which maintenance cycle it is time for. We will keep track of all your autoclaves and let you know when it’s time for anything.

DrySheild mouthpieces are all available on our website here.