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> My teeth, which are already damaged by years of nightly gnashing My dentist made me a slimfit mouthguard for teeth grinding. It cost $500 but it's the best d
by hnzix 9y ago
> My teeth, which are already damaged by years of nightly gnashing
My dentist made me a slimfit mouthguard for teeth grinding. It cost $500 but it's the best dental investment I ever made as it prevents further expensive damage to my teeth.
The first few nights I kept dreaming I had a piece of steak in my mouth though.
- freeflight 9y agoYeah, I've gotten one of those as well for my upper jaw, sleeping way better since I got it. It was also the dentist who unriddled particular nasty tension headaches I suffer from sometimes. All the nightly gnawing makes my neck muscles sometimes tense up, which leads to pains in the back of the neck radiating up to the back of the head. Sadly that's not something the mouthguard helps with, so I will probably have to look for a solution to actually end the gnawing itself. edit: This commenter [0] suggests Magnesium might help with the nightly teeth gnawing. A quick Google search, sure enough, seems to confirm the relation [1], awesome! [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16219942 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16219942 [1] https://sleeptrack.io/2016/03/10/magnesium-rhodiola-bruxism/ https://sleeptrack.io/2016/03/10/magnesium-rhodiola-bruxism/
- amelius 9y agoIt is still possible to get jaw problems with such a mouthguard though. As you still exert force on the mandibular joint, it may start to wear. The result is not very pleasant, to say the least. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporomandibular_joint_dysfunction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporomandibular_joint_dysfun...