I used to grind and clench my teeth badly and I'd wake up with a really sore jaw and a headache. So I got a sports mouthguard, and that really did the trick. If anything, it made it less convenient to bite hard, and I stopped grinding/clenching. Sometimes I'd wake up and it'd have fallen out, but I still wouldn't have a sore jaw or anything... It feels weird at first, but you get used to it.
Worth the 3 bucks. Robert Munn wrote: >you could get a hard one, but that could get a little uncomfortable in your >mouth all night.... :-P > >seriously, i used a soft one for awhile. it makes a big difference if you >sometimes wake up with a sore jaw and a headache. wear it for a week >straight and you will be amazed. the big difference with the one the dentist >gets you is that they take an impression before they make it, so it fits >your mouth exactly. > >the ones you pick up at the store are generally sports-guards. you can mold >one of those to your mouth by sticking it in boiling water, then pulling it >out and pressing it in place. it's really easy, actually. the only caveat >there is that there tends to be extra material around the edges, so you >might need to trim it with a pair of scissors or an exacto knife. > >On 4/4/06, Jillian Koskie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>My problem is different... I don't grind, I clench.(shut up peanut >>gallery) >> >>I don't think a mouthguard would help the sore jaw I sometimes have (shut >>up peanut gallery) but it would like prevent the surface damage to my molars >>I'm at risk for. >> >>Hmm... >> >>Is it at all comfortable to wear while you sleep or does it feel weird? >> >> >> >> >-- >--------------- >Robert Munn >www.funkymojo.com > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:202675 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
