Abstract: A customizable scuba-diving mouthpiece having a passageway-forming front member extending from a proximal in-mouth end to a distal outside end, and a U-shaped thermoformable back member preferably formed in situ on the front member. The back member has a forward middle portion, flanges and bite portions configured to provide moldability at substantially all points of contact between mouthpiece and teeth such that the mouthpiece has a secure grip on the diver's teeth. The method for making such customizable mouthpiece.