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OPRO, the leading global manufacturer of the most technically advanced mouthguard and Double Queen’s Award Winner for Enterprise: Innovation, has this week launched the world’s first dentist level custom-fit mouthguard that can be fitted instantly at home, saving contact sports players significant time and money.

A tiny micro-chip in Danny Care's Opro+ mouthguard is the possible antidote to the "head knocks'' of rugby, as it keeps players alerted of the constant head trauma they face in practices and games...

The Kookaburras and Hockeyroos will rest assured knowing their teeth (and smiles) are in the safest possible hands after Hockey Australia secured a partnership with Addlon and OPRO mouthguards.

On Friday 23rd July 2021, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal made a special visit to OPRO, the world’s most innovative mouthguard company, at its headquarters in Hemel Hempstead.

"nib New Zealand (nib) has partnered with the Blues to launch its nib Little Legends Little Smiles initiative, giving 1,000 PIC Junior Rugby players the ultimate protection with their very own OPRO custom-fit mouthguards – just like those worn by our boys in blue during Super Rugby Aotearoa."

With six months to go until the opening ceremony of Tokyo 2020, time is running out for athletes to book their spots.

There will be five events - baseball/softball, karate, skateboarding, surfing, sport climbing - introduced to the Games in a concerted effort to appeal to a younger market.

Sportsmail takes a look at the new additions and whether Team GB may be in for more medals.

"New Zealand Rugby League (NZRL) is pleased to announce, OPRO, the producer of the world’s most technically advanced mouthguard, is now the official mouthguard supplier of New Zealand Rugby League."

"OPRO is now the official mouthguard supplier of New Zealand Rugby League.

As part of the three-year agreement, OPRO will provide every single registered player in New Zealand between the ages of 6-12 with a free Snap-Fit mouthguard; their entry-level mouthguard that received the Queen’s Award for Innovation."

"OPRO, the UK-based manufacturer of mouthguards for athletes, has agreed new partnerships with Major League Rugby, the North American professional rugby union competition, and New Zealand Rugby League, the sport’s domestic governing body. 

The brand said its new agreement with MLR “underpins OPRO’s commitment to supporting rugby in North America,” as it also has official partnerships with USA Rugby and Rugby Canada."

"OPRO, the world’s largest manufacturer of the most technically advanced mouthguard, today announced an exciting new partnership with Major League Rugby (MLR).

Recognized as the world’s leading mouthguard brand, OPRO has longstanding partnerships with over 80+ world-class sporting associations and supplies thousands of elite athletes with sports mouthguards each year."

"Rugby is one of the fastest-growing sports for women and one of the few sports where men and women play in exactly the same way. But recent research suggests female players are at a greater risk of suffering concussion than men - and the effects are more severe.

Swansea University is carrying out a pioneering study to understand why. The work is also studying if changes to the way female rugby players train can cut the risk of concussive injuries."

"The coronavirus has wreaked havoc across the sporting landscape. Starting this week a number of athletes from multiple sports tell us how their worlds have been turned upside down and how they are dealing with the situation, both as sportspeople and in their personal lives."

"Sponsorship works really well for us. Having the very best protection for your teeth is of paramount importance to professional athletes in contact sports such as rugby, hockey, American football and martial arts.

We’ve longstanding partnerships with a whole host of organisations, first and foremost ensuring the players are protected. The rights we receive in return reflect this and are used to best promote our role in enhancing player welfare."

"Leicester Tigers are delighted to announce the renewal of their longstanding partnership with OPRO as the club’s official mouthguard supplier. The club is also excited to be able to use the cutting-edge technology of the PROTECHT system to support improvements in player welfare."

"If you have watched a rugby match in the past year or so, you’ve almost certainly seen the work of Dr. Anthony Lovat. Because Dr. Lovat is Mr. Mouthguard, a former dentist who, despairing at the damage he saw in young people’s teeth through school sports, decided to use his extensive knowledge to produce bespoke gumshields and save a legion of playground smiles."

"Leicester and Harlequins are among the sides using an innovative technology, which helps them measure the physical toll on players through live data collected by their mouthguard.

Originally designed to battle the sport’s problems with concussion, a chip inserted into the mouthguard allows clubs to detail the impact of every tackle and collision. And after players went so long without full-contact training, there were fears that stars could be more prone to injury."

Women’s sport has continued to skyrocket in popularity over the last decade – and public enthusiasm is showing no signs of dwindling.

"OPRO, the world’s largest manufacturer of the most technically advanced mouthguard, has announced an exciting new partnership with Major League Rugby (MLR)."

"Medal hopes lie with 27-year-old Jordan Thomas in the men's Kumite discipline. 

Luton-born Thomas won gold in the 2016 World Championships and also has the 2014 European Championship title to his name.

Thomas, an OPRO ambassador, told Sportsmail: 'It is real now, I grew up watching Olympics, athletics, boxing, wrestling, judo, all of these at the biggest sporting event in the world."

UFC president Dana White once said that women would never fight in the UFC under his command. Now, ever since Ronda Rousey first fought Liz Carmouche in February 2013, the women’s division has been on the rise and is continuing to develop to this day.

McCallin was playing for Great Britain in Argentina last year when an innocuous shoulder to the side of her head left her dazed. “It got me in the wrong place, with a rotational aspect and I wasn’t prepared for it,” McCallin tells The Independent. “It was just an unlucky combination of all of those things.”

"Jordan Thomas comes from a dynasty of great British karate champs, but it was an accident when he was two years old that put him on the path to his current success. GQ asks how Britain’s great new martial arts hope is getting ready for medal success."

With the riveting ups and downs of the Rugby World Cup in the past few weeks, it is the right time to reflect upon the sheer athleticism and bravery of the men competing in what can be, at times, an extremely physical endeavor.

World-leading mouthguard manufacturer OPRO have been working with electronics firm Sports & Wellbeing Analytics (SWA) on a device fitted with circuit boards designed to measure head impacts.

Conor McGregor has become the latest fighting icon urged to wear a revolutionary new mouthguard that could transform combat sports' fight against potentially fatal head injuries.

CONOR MCGREGOR has been urged to join Anthony Joshua in wearing a revolutionary new mouthguard that tracks brutal blows to the head ahead of his UFC return.

Despite the mildly irksome time difference, millions have been tuning in to ingest the greatest rugger on the planet, as the drama of the Rugby World Cup unfolds live in Japan.

The former world champion Chris Eubank is backing the introduction of a high-tech “concussion” mouthguard in an effort to make boxing safer.

Anthony Joshua's doctor wants the heavyweight to use a revolutionary new mouthguard that could help boxing's fight against fatal head injuries.

Concussions have become a growing issue in contact sports. New on-field technology is helping to understand the consequences.

As the Official Mouthguard of Legend FC, the deal will see OPRO supply all Legend FC fighters with elite level mouthguards that will be worn while training or competing inside the cage.

Lewis Moody played the whole of England's 2007 Rugby World Cup match against Tonga. He doesn't remember all of it.

His wife, Annie, does. She was pregnant, and sat in the stands as her husband was knocked out cold. Not once, but twice.

This week, we speak to British hockey player Shona McCallin about training, her kit, what she thinks is happening in the fitness industry and about being an ambassador for OPRO Mouthguards.

OPRO will provide elite level mouthguards to all junior and senior players from Rugby Canada’s national programme, as well as providing access to their entire range of award-winning Self-Fit mouthguards to Rugby Canada’s grassroots level of rugby across Canada.

Together, OPRO and Rugby Canada are looking toward September in Japan, to the highly anticipated men’s Rugby World Cup which they see as a fantastic opportunity to capitalise on the noise and excitement around the game, to inspire more children to become involved in a sport that is steeped in history.

"Having last year announced an official partnership with Wrestling Canada Lutte, and with deals already in place with the likes of USA Wrestling, Canadian Lacrosse, Football Canada, Taekwondo Canada and USA Rugby, the relationship underlies an increasingly committed stance from OPRO to promote safe sport across Canada and America."

"Danny Roberts is looking to get back to his winning ways following a controversial hometown loss to Claudio Silva at UFC London when he takes on viral sensation and promotional newcomer, Michel Pereira, at UFC Rochester."

"If Bianca Walkden hadn’t chosen to kick people in the head for a living, she would make for an excellent motivational speaker. Because the two-time taekwondo world champion talks with conviction, from the heart – and with not a little Scouse swagger."

"Sport's search for better protection from concussions will take a step forward today when Ospreys and Cardiff Blues players become the first to compete while wearing mouthguards that send head impact data to the sidelines."

"The instrumented mouthguards are made by Hemel Hempstead-based OPRO, the world's leading provider of advanced gum shields, and they contain a tiny electronic chip that measures impacts and sends the data, in real time, to a receiving station that can be plugged into a team doctor's laptop."

"Sport’s search for better protection from concussions will take a step forward on Saturday when Ospreys and Cardiff Blues players become the first to compete while wearing mouthguards that send head impact data to the sidelines."

"The instrumented mouthguards are made by Hemel Hempstead-based OPRO, the world’s leading provider of advanced gum shields, and they contain a tiny electronic chip that measures impacts and sends the data, in real time, to a receiving station that can be plugged into a team doctor’s laptop."

"Sport’s search for better protection from concussions will take a step forward on Saturday when Ospreys and Cardiff Blues players become the first to compete while wearing mouthguards that send head impact data to the sidelines."

"The instrumented mouthguards are made by Hemel Hempstead-based OPRO, the world’s leading provider of advanced gum shields, and they contain a tiny electronic chip that measures impacts and sends the data, in real time, to a receiving station that can be plugged into a team doctor’s laptop."

"Ospreys and Cardiff Blues players will become the first professional rugby teams to compete while wearing mouthguards that send head impact data to the sidelines in their Pro14 clash tomorrow. The instrumented mouthguards are made by OPRO, the world's leading provider of advanced gum shields, and they contain a tiny electronic chip that measures impacts and sends the data, in real time, to a receiving station that can be plugged into a team doctor's laptop."

"Sport’s search for better protection from concussions will take a step forward on Saturday when Ospreys and Cardiff Blues players become the first to compete while wearing mouthguards that send head impact data to the sidelines."

"The instrumented mouthguards are made by Hemel Hempstead-based OPRO, the world’s leading provider of advanced gum shields, and they contain a tiny electronic chip that measures impacts and sends the data, in real time, to a receiving station that can be plugged into a team doctor’s laptop."

"Ospreys and Cardiff Blues players will wear special mouthguards measuring head data today [SAT] in the latest trial to improve safety around concussion in rugby union."

"Produced by leading manufacturer OPRO, the mouthguards contain miniature electronic chips that will send data measuring head impacts to the laptop of each team's doctor in real-time during matches or training sessions, whereas previously that data could only be accessed afterwards."

"It was in 2016 when Jordan Thomas won a karate world championship in Austria, that he knew his destiny was firmly in his hands long before he put them to devastating use.

“Early in 2016 my first status on Facebook was: ‘This is a year of business’,” he says. “I won the European bronze medal in May. Then I put a post up that said: ‘I am coming.’ I felt it, that it was meant to be, everything was coming together. For me it was not if, it was when.”

"What was even more eye-opening than the scoreline was the 10,545 record attendance that filled Exeter’s Sandy Park for match. It produced a passionate and partisan atmosphere that helped spur the Red Roses on to the landslide win, and when comparing the two, Fleetwood admits that there is something special when England Women take their games on the road away from Twickenham to stand in their own right."

"OPRO, the world’s largest manufacturer of the most technically advanced mouthguard, have signed UFC Welterweight star, Danny Roberts, as their first ever UFC brand ambassador.

The partnership with Danny forms part of OPRO’s ambitious plans to continue to grow their presence in the combat sports market, cementing their position not only as the mouthguard of MMA, but also of combat sports as a whole."

"England star Vicky Fleetwood has her eyes on a Grand Slam as she prepares to make her 2019 Six Nations bow against Italy on Saturday - in front of what is set to be a competition record crowd of more than 10,000 at Exeter’s Sandy Park."

"Vicky Fleetwood has heard all the questions before. But the England flanker is thankful that she doesn’t hear them nearly as often as she used to. They are questions about women’s rugby that, in Fleetwood’s words, stem from the “ignorance” surrounding the game.

"OPRO have been involved with the sport of Rugby for over 21 years, which is reflected in their partnerships with over 40 professional rugby teams and associations including England Rugby, New Zealand Rugby and Australia Rugby. The partnership with Vicky further demonstrates OPRO’s dedication to engaging, educating and inspiring all those who love the game."

"Vicky, who has an impressive 65 caps for England and who is also a qualified Personal Trainer, joins Great Britain Women’s Hockey Olympic gold medallist, Shona McCallin, double Taekwondo World Champion, Bianca Walkden and British Karate world champion, Jordan Thomas, as an OPRO ambassador."

"Vicky, who has an impressive 65 caps for England and who is also a qualified Personal Trainer, joins Great Britain Women’s Hockey Olympic gold medallist, Shona McCallin, double Taekwondo World Champion, Bianca Walkden and British Karate world champion, Jordan Thomas, as an OPRO ambassador."

"Formed in 1997 by dentist Dr Anthony Lovatt, OPRO – short for oral protection – have become the undisputed world leaders in producing custom-fit mouthguards for everyone from amateurs to world-class professionals such as May and his team-mates. The company is the official mouthguard partner of England Rugby, New Zealand Rugby, Australia Rugby, GB Hockey, 11 AVIVA Rugby Premiership Rugby teams, UFC, and GB Taekwondo among others and to date have sold over 10 million mouthguards worldwide."

Rio 2016 bronze medallist Bianca Walkden is confident she can make history in 2019 after ending a challenging 12 months with taekwondo grand slam gold. An astonishing 2017 saw her win every elite competition she entered – in the process being nominated for Sports Personality of the Year – but 2018 proved a more difficult year amid a change of coach in January and a higher profile within the sport.

Just your average West-Derby girl, a couple of months away from making taekwondo history for Great Britain. Bianca Walkden shot to fame in 2017 when she was nominated for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award in her hometown of Liverpool after striking bronze at the Rio 2016 Olympics.

"Taekwondo world champion Bianca Walkden is on a mission - to persuade 100,000 girls to take up the martial art. The 27-year-old from Liverpool, who became a double world champion in December, wants others to follow in her footsteps."

OPRO Ambassador Jordan Thomas speaks with BBC Sport ss he prepares to defend his world -67kg kumite title in Madrid on Wednesday. 

"The youngest player to join the England rugby side, Waterman reveals how she went from washing her knees in the sink to World Cup glory."

"USA Taekwondo has nine Olympic medals to their name, making them one of the most decorated nations in Taekwondo. As the official mouthguard partner, OPRO will help USA Taekwondo promote participation and development in the sport in the USA and ensure that it’s clubs and members have access to the very best protection for their teeth."

The new Stanford research project is the nation’s first study in youth to measure rotation and full motion of the head during impacts, according to co-principal investigator and concussion expert David Camarillo, assistant professor of bioengineering. While his team previously has studied concussion in Stanford athletes and National Football League players, they sought to learn more about the consequences in the developing brain. An estimated 4 million teenagers and children play the sport, raising concerns about long-term cognitive impact.

"OPRO is an Official Sponsor of USA Wrestling through the 2021 season. The sponsorship designates OPRO as the Official Mouthguard of USA Wrestling."

"USA Wrestling is proud to announce that OPRO, the world’s largest manufacturer of the most technically advanced mouth guard, will be an official sponsor through the 2021 season. The sponsorship designates OPRO as the Official Mouthguard of USA Wrestling."

"Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine are collaborating with football teams at three Bay Area high schools to understand how hits to the head cause concussions in young players." 

“Not many karate champions would admit to being a ballroom dance star in their spare time but Euro and world champ Jordan Thomas is not like many people.” "The 26-year-old 2020 Olympic hopeful chose his exclusive SunSport interview to reveal he was running the risk of adding ‘Billy Elliot’ to his long-standing ‘Karate Kid’ nickname."

“Jonathan Cockcroft, Commercial Director at England and Great Britain Hockey, said: “It is fantastic to be able to continue our partnership with OPRO. With a mouthguard being such a crucial piece of equipment for all hockey players in our sport we are glad to be working with the leading manufacturer in the market.”

“Alongside Great Britain Women’s Hockey Olympic gold medallist, Shona McCallin, the deal will see Danielle and Jordan promoting the benefits and safety of using mouthguards while inspiring others to get involved in their respective sports.” 

“Mouthguards…I think you’re either for them or not. Science would tell us they “Act like a shock absorber, both spreading the force over a larger area and increasing the time for the peak force to occur. Dissipating the energy of the blow over a larger area and longer time reduces its effect preventing or vastly reducing any injury”. Or basically…you’re less likely to get your teeth knocked out.”

“Former dentist Anthony Lovat, 59, founded his company OPRO (Oral Protection) making custom-fit mouthguards in 1997 after becoming disillusioned with his chosen career. Today, OPRO’s technically innovative products are in demand by schools, clubs and professional sports teams, including the New Zealand All Blacks and the England rugby union team.”

“Launched this January, it offers an innovative and immediate solution for those looking for the protection levels of a custom fit mouthguard, with the ease of fitting a self-fit product via the boil and bite method.”

“The Power-Fit (£30) comes with an adjustable, cage-shaped device, developed and patented by the company, that applies balanced pressures as it follows the contours of your mouth and teeth, so the self-fitting mouthguards are easier and more comfortable to wear. ”

“After years of research and development by OPRO, the introduction of the patented ‘Power Cage’ - the fitting device which applies perfectly balanced pressure over the entire surface of the mouthguard during the fitting process and provides phenomenal fit.”

“BRITISH mouth guards manufacturer OPRO has struck a major licensing deal with UFC, the global mixed martial arts giant, to supply its athletes and events with branded oral protection.”

“With over 20 years of experience and know-how behind the unique anatomical shape of OPRO’s self-fit mouthguards, OPRO Platinum is the ultimate self-fit elite level mouthguard.”

“OPRO has had a partnership with England Rugby since 2012 and as part of the new agreement, OPRO has been granted the rights for a further 4 years – taking in the 2019 Rugby World Cup – to produce special England Rugby branded mouthguards, as well as being the official mouthguard of England Rugby and the official supplier to the CBRE All Schools programme.”

“Whether she plays football, rugby or hockey, she’ll love these original gum shields from OPRO. Generously sized, we’d trailled them to fit around braces and they worked perfectly. With a range of designs, they really stand out and add a little glamour to the pitch. A great stocking filler.”

“Once moulded, the Platinum mouthguard provides excellent protection for teeth and gums from injury during any ball, stick or combat sport, with no shortage on comfort and ultimate protection.”

“OPRO chief executive officer David Allen said. “This partnership with UFC reflects our continued growth in the combat sports market and we look forward to working with them as we kit out more and more UFC athletes with OPRO guards.”

“This partnership with UFC reflects our continued growth in the combat sports market and we look forward to working with them as we kit out more and more UFC athletes with OPRO guards.”

“OPRO has ambitious international expansion plans for the coming years, and partnering with another hugely progressive and pioneering brand who are growing exponentially all over the world, particularly in key markets for us such as Asia and the Americas, is truly exciting”

"With the addition of OPRO’s patented fitting cradle, the fitting process is not only incredibly simple, but provides precision like no other, the maintenance of minimum thickness between top and bottom teeth critical to impact absorption and protection."

LANGHORNE, PA – Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc., the nation’s preeminent youth football and cheer organization, today announced that it has extended its partnership with OPRO, the world's most technically advanced mouthguard company, through the 2023 season. 

The partnership between Pop Warner and OPRO began in 2019 and has provided mouthguards to hundreds of thousands of youth football players across the United States. With over 25 years’ experience, OPRO is dedicated to bringing leading technology and safety to athletes at all levels of sport and continuing to be at the forefront of mouthguard innovation. 

This partnership comes as part of Pop Warner’s ongoing initiative to forge relationships with the most forward-thinking companies in sports and enhance the football experience for today’s youth.

“We are thrilled to extend our partnership with OPRO,” said Jon Butler, executive director of Pop Warner Little Scholars. “OPRO is a leader in the mouthguard industry with top-of-the-line products that will continue to provide our players with the protection they need to stay safe on the field.”

“With over 25 years of experience behind us in creating the ultimate dental protection for young athletes, we are thrilled to extend our partnership with Pop Warner,” said Daniel Lovat, OPRO Commercial Director. “We will continue to ensure the safety of Pop Warner’s players on the field and support youth football across America as the Official Mouthguard of Pop Warner.”

About Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc.

Founded in 1929 and headquartered in Langhorne, PA, Pop Warner Little Scholars is the nation’s oldest youth football, cheerleading and dance organization and the only youth sports organization that emphasizes academics as a prerequisite for participation. Pop Warner participants enjoy the opportunity to learn and compete in their sports in an atmosphere that emphasizes fun, safety, academics and character. For more information on Pop Warner and its programs visit www.popwarner.com or follow Pop Warner on Twitter. Instagram or Facebook.