Mouthguard manufacturers and product engineers today face increasing challenges in developing oral protection products that deliver long-term comfort, durability, hygiene, and user safety. With growing demand from sports, dental care, and nighttime protection applications, selecting the right material has become essential to ensure mouthguards can withstand repeated oral use while maintaining elasticity, dimensional stability, and compliance with strict healthcare requirements. Material solutions must also support efficient production, design flexibility, and customization to meet evolving market expectations.

KRAIBURG TPE, a global manufacturer of thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) and customized material solutions for healthcare and medical applications, offers its THERMOLAST® H Series for mouthguard components. Designed for functional and design elements, seals, flexible connections, mouthpieces, and closures, the compounds enable efficient processing while fulfilling medical-grade performance requirements.

Material advantage for durable performance
THERMOLAST® H Series is suitable for use in mouthguard devices that require materials capable of maintaining shape and function during continuous use. It features optimized compression set properties that allow components to retain elasticity and dimensional stability for prolonged service life and even with repetitive intraoral use.

Design Flexibility for Multi-Material Mouthguard Applications
THERMOLAST® H Series supports the production of durable multi-material mouthguard components through injection molding, providing greater design flexibility while maintaining reliable performance in medical and dental applications.

How can sterilizable TPE support hygiene requirements for mouthguards?
THERMOLAST® H Series, used in the manufacture of mouthguard, allows these oral care products to withstand autoclave sterilization at 121°C and ethylene oxide (EtO) treatment while meeting hygienic requirements without performance loss.

Biocompatible, non-toxic materials for user safety
THERMOLAST® H series contains no animal-derived ingredients and are free from PVC, silicone, latex, and substances of very high concern (SVHC) under EU REACH. All raw materials comply with Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 and FDA CFR 21 requirements, with biocompatibility tested according to ISO 10993-5 and GB/T 16886.5 (Cytotoxicity), and meet the requirements of the RoHS Directive. The series offers strong safety assurance for medical and dental applications in regulated healthcare markets.

Colorability for enhanced aesthetics and functionality
THERMOLAST® H Series is colorable, enabling customized visual features, identification systems, and aesthetic options for healthcare and dental applications, in keeping with the growing trend toward more personalized and advanced oral protection devices. Its processing versatility allows efficient production of functional and design elements, seals, flexible connections, mouthpieces, and closures.

Sustainability from the get-go
At KRAIBURG TPE, sustainability drives our innovation. Our portfolio includes bio-based TPEs and compounds with post-consumer (PCR) and post-industrial (PIR) recycled content. Selected TPEs are certified under GRS and ISCC PLUS. We also provide Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) data upon request to support sustainability decisions.

We proudly earned the EcoVadis Gold Medal in 2025 and are committed to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), aligning our goals with global climate action.
From reducing emissions to increasing circularity, our sustainable TPEs deliver reliable performance and are available worldwide to support your applications while advancing your sustainability goals.

Get in touch today to learn how KRAIBURG TPE can support your sustainability and product development journey.

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Disclaimer: The applications mentioned are illustrative of material capabilities only. Final product suitability and regulatory compliance must be assessed and validated by the customer.

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