Question about Guard for grinding my teeth a night?!

Question about Guard for grinding my teeth a night?

ok, well my dentist says my teeth have shown grinding and i'm only 15. about a week ago where i had a filling it started to hurt really bad when ever a drank anything or air got blown on it. so i went to the dentist today to have my filling redone because they tried to put a sielent on it and it didn't work. but last night the other side started to hurt when i ate and brushed my teeth. i told my dentist this and he says i probably grind my teeth at night. but i never feel it like my jaw never hurts or any other pains that are normal. So he is putting me in a mouth guard to stop the grinding do you think this is going to work? or is my dentist just getting money out of my parents?

okay - had the same concerns. go to KMart and get a nite gaurd from the sporting goods section - they are like $3. get two in case you don't set the other one up properly. try itfor a couple weeks. if it works - get the one from the dentist. i help off for years thinking -- he's nuts ; ) then it started getting worse. while i never realized i'd grindee mid grind my jaw locked - the pain was unreal AND i had to forcibally push my jaw back to center.

honest - i don't htink he's trying to bilk you or your folks out of money - he;s trying to save you some!!!