Mouthguards for Sanda

These are mouthguards, or gum shields, for Sanda competitors. Sanda is a fighting discipline of wushu, the Chinese martial arts.

Choose by how the guard is fitted. Boil-and-bite guards are softened in hot water and bitten into shape at home. A self-fit guard, such as the OPRO Instant Custom-Fit, is moulded at home with the maker's own impression tray. A double guard, such as the Shock Doctor Nano Double, covers both upper and lower teeth. Follow each maker's fitting instructions.

If you wear braces, check the maker's guidance before you buy. Shock Doctor, for example, states that its Nano Double is not compatible with braces.

A gum shield is compulsory in Light Sanda, BCCMA's light-contact form of Sanda (BCCMA Light Sanda rules 2024, Rule 11.1). You always bring your own, even when the organiser supplies the rest of the equipment (Rule 11). Under IWUF's Sanda rules, competitors also provide their own gum guard (IWUF Sanda rules 2024, Article 7.3).