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I'm interested in beginning BJJ training but I just spent the last year getting dental implants fitted in place of my two upper front teeth which got knocked out when I was assaulted last year. I'm going to ask my dentist how sturdy the implants are for something like BJJ, and of course would wear a fitted mouthguard, but I need some advice from people who know BJJ so I have information to give him.
I know literally nothing about BJJ beyond what I've seen in MMA fights so how likely is it I will get hit in the mouth in sparring? Sparring is purely positional and grappling/holding in BJJ right? No hitting to the head etc?
I wouldn't be doing any MMA or competing, just BJJ training including sparring.
These dental implants were ridiculously expensive (like £2k per tooth) so I'd really like some advice before I go into this. If there's a decent chance I might damage them then I may just accept that it's not feasible, but if it's pretty unlikely then I'd like to know so I can confer with the dentist.
So what do you guys think?
I know literally nothing about BJJ beyond what I've seen in MMA fights so how likely is it I will get hit in the mouth in sparring? Sparring is purely positional and grappling/holding in BJJ right? No hitting to the head etc?
I wouldn't be doing any MMA or competing, just BJJ training including sparring.
These dental implants were ridiculously expensive (like £2k per tooth) so I'd really like some advice before I go into this. If there's a decent chance I might damage them then I may just accept that it's not feasible, but if it's pretty unlikely then I'd like to know so I can confer with the dentist.
So what do you guys think?