Speaking of these night guards, has anyone used a similar product to reduce snoring? Any success reported by your spouse?
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...... During my initial exam, he basically berated me for stooping to using a non-custom bite guard. I asked him if the point wasn't to keep the teeth apart and if my guard did that and was comfortable enough that I wore it every night, what did it matter? He waived his hand at me and said, "I won't comment on what you're using because I didn't make it for you." Jerk. Won't be going back there.
Charging $400+ for a molded piece of plastic seems like a racket, but perhaps I just don't understand.
Go for it. I'm sure that both you and your dentist will be happy.I'm thinking the same thing but since this is my first one I didn't want to wing it with an off-the-rack drugstore model and maybe end up with even more pain/shifting/structural problems. At least this way if it doesn't work I can try the cheapies and be no worse off and possibly better off.
Go for it. I'm sure that both you and your dentist will be happy.
I'm pretty sure it is the mercury in the vaccines.What do you suppose is causing all this bruxism? Is life truly so stressful for us all, or do we just not know how to handle life without gnashing our teeth all the time?
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I used to grind my teeth, but the problem went away after I divorced my first wife. That was 22 years ago and [-]the problem[/-] she never came back.
Sounds like you were an extreme case while working. I'm not sure how easy it is to monitor ourselves. One might have some dental symptoms that do not show up as symptoms one can feel. If it were me, I'd talk it over with the dentist just to get his take.I have a mouth guard from my dentist. I was clenching my jaw. Sometimes I would wake up in the middle of the night with my jaw stuck. I would have to physically and mentally relax to release my jaw. I was also wearing down my teeth. The mouth guard really helped. However, I have not worn the mouth guard for past 6 months and haven't had any issues....also retired 8 months ago. So may have been work related.
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Sounds like you were an extreme case while working. I'm not sure how easy it is to monitor ourselves. One might have some dental symptoms that do not show up as symptoms one can feel. If it were me, I'd talk it over with the dentist just to get his take.
I could probably dump my mouth guard, but it's pretty easy to use it. Occasionally I don't wear it just to rebel.