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It's a good question. Can't say I understand the details, but I looked into this years ago and Talon is the material my dentist mentioned. This site claims: "S
by graeme 3y ago
It's a good question. Can't say I understand the details, but I looked into this years ago and Talon is the material my dentist mentioned. This site claims:
"Safest Splint Tested: There is no discernible leaching of free monomer. Studies verify residual monomer level of only 0.14%"
https://burbankdental.com/products/talon-splints/ https://burbankdental.com/products/talon-splints/
Believe this is the manufacturer's site here: https://www.moderndentalusa.com/product/talon-hard-soft-guard https://www.moderndentalusa.com/product/talon-hard-soft-guar...
- noduerme 3y agoThat looks like the thing. I would love to have it tested independently if I'm going to keep it in my mouth every night for the rest of my life. (And I'm now afraid not to).
- graeme 3y agoBruxism is bad enough that I’d wager it outweighs any damage from the microplastics. We know people live with microplastics now, whereas bruxism will gradually destroy your joints, teeth, gums, and stress your muscles. But apart from the guard there are some things you can do to reduce it. There’s apnea testing, and also things you can wear to monitor it and get biofeedback. Also stress reduction, quitting alcohol/caffeine/chcocolate, some jaw exercises (rocabado), massage, physio, jaw alignment and teeth alignment, etc