Sending a Sports Guard Case to the 3Shape Design Service Platform for Design

A sports guard, also known as a sports mouthguard, is an essential protective device worn over the teeth and gums during physical activities to help prevent oral injuries. They are particularly valuable in contact sports like football, hockey, and boxing, but are also beneficial for athletes in non-contact sports.

As of today, our indication is specifically built on the KeyGuard material. https://keyprint.keystoneindustries.com/keyguard/

Order Set Up

A 3Shape order is required.

Instructions for uploading your case to the platform: 

1. Once you have created your case and your order is set up

2. Select/highlight the order(s) you want to send to 3Shape Design Services.

3. Click the Upload Orders Button.

4. In the dialog box, copy and paste the username and password from the website (required only for the first submission)

5. Confirm the order(s) you want to send.

6. The 3Shape Design Service Platform will open in your browser.

• You can submit your order(s).

7. Select Sports Guard as the Design Type. 

Provide the additional information:

Case Attributes

• Name: Enter the name of the patient or pan/chart number in the name field.
• Turnaround time: It will be predefined to 24 hours.
• Additional Case Comments: You will need to fill in instructions that aren’t covered in the design guide selections
• Require Design Approval: If you are using a third-party manufacturing option, please check this box if you want to review and approve the files before they are sent to the manufacturer. 

Case Instructions

• Design Type: Select Sports Guard
• Arches: Click on the "Arches" button to select upper or lower.
• Design Guide Codes: Since we have design centers across the globe, typed instructions don’t always translate to what you are looking for. Our goal is to give you back your orders correctly the first time, so we created what we call design guide codes. Click Here to Know How to Add Design Guide Codes when Sending a Case

• Destination: Select the manufacturing destination that can be "In-House" or a third-party manufacturer.

Send the case for design:

Click on the blue paper airplane to submit case by case, or click on "Send All Cases" to send several cases for design at the same time.

Once the case is designed, you will get it back for review, and all the files will be available for you to download.

Recommended Settings:

• Splint Thickness: Minimum of 3mm, maximum of 5mm, with a recommended default of 4mm.
• Minimum Local Thickness: Recommended default of occlusal 3mm and wall 2-3mm.
• Offset from Teeth to Splint: Minimum 0mm, maximum 0.1mm, with a recommended default of 0.08mm.
• Retention Value: Minimum 0mm, maximum 1mm, with recommended defaults of 0.01-0.03mm.
• Border Placement: 2.5-3mm beyond the gingival margin.