Grinding teeth is causing damage to retainer?!
Question: i didn't know i grinded my teeth until now.
but anyways i've had my retainer for about a month now and how can i not cause any damage to it?
any tips on how i can stop the damage to my retainer?
anything besides a mouth-guard or is that the only option?
Answers: i didn't know i grinded my teeth until now.
but anyways i've had my retainer for about a month now and how can i not cause any damage to it?
any tips on how i can stop the damage to my retainer?
anything besides a mouth-guard or is that the only option?
ask your ortho
I suggest you ask your dentist for the safest option.
Teeth grinding is called bruxism in medical parlance. Read this:
I would suggest asking your orthodontist to make you a night guard intead of the retainer. It will serve both purposes for you by retaining the teeth and protecting them too. I can't think of anything you could use to protect your retainer unless you wore a soft night guard on the other arch......but thats a lot in your mouth.
at least its not damaging your teeth when you wear the retainer. Are you worried about the replacement cost?
Sleeping with a mouth guard is pretty hard.
I would agree with nancy that wearing a splint instead, which is kind of like a hard mouth guard which prevents damage to your teeth from grinding would be an option. If it was made for the teeth you are trying to retain, it could retain them as well.
Where your retainer during the day instead of at night. If you are using a wire retainer ask if you can use a slipcover retainer instead.