Mindless Chatter Weekend.

Jewlieee

Has anyone used one of those teeth guard things while sleeping? I tense up my jaw and grind my teeth so badly. I'm wondering if it would help.

I'm a jaw clincher when I sleep and have used the guards in the past.  It definately helps.  The problem with the one I had was the guard was made of hard material...so it wasn't completely comfortable, but it did help.

Just a couple of weeks ago, I started seeing a new dentist and we talked about the problem I have.  I'm getting a new one that fits a bit differently, instead of it fitting on the entire bottom part of my mouth, it will fit more in line with my upper and lower front teeth.  He said it will not only help with the clinching and the discomfort that comes with that, but it will help to correct my bite that has been "off" as a result of many years worth of clinching.

I should be getting the new one soon....I'll let you know more about it if you are interested.