What can you use to stop grinding your teeth?!
Question: What can you use to stop grinding your teeth!?
I need to get an occlusal splint (mouthgaurd) but these are expensive!! In the meantime, i'm curious whether anyone knows of anything else at all that you could possibly use to effectively stop you grinding/clenching your teeth at night!?!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Nightguards are expensive, you are right, but each one needs to be specially made for each person!.
I have used one since I was a teenager, and am now 41, but I still do some things on my own that help:
I stay away from caffeine and anything that can make you grind your teeth!.
I also make sure I do excercises to help my posture!. If your back is "off", then your jaws can be "off" too!.
When I notice that I am clenching my teeth while awake, I make it a point to keep my teeth from touching (while keeping my mouth closed)!.
Also, STAY AWAY FROM CHEWING GUM, and anything that is really chewy!. (bagels can even cause a problem)!.
There might be some generic nightguards out there that are cheap, but you really need to be seen by your dentist to fix your TMJ problem!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I have used one since I was a teenager, and am now 41, but I still do some things on my own that help:
I stay away from caffeine and anything that can make you grind your teeth!.
I also make sure I do excercises to help my posture!. If your back is "off", then your jaws can be "off" too!.
When I notice that I am clenching my teeth while awake, I make it a point to keep my teeth from touching (while keeping my mouth closed)!.
Also, STAY AWAY FROM CHEWING GUM, and anything that is really chewy!. (bagels can even cause a problem)!.
There might be some generic nightguards out there that are cheap, but you really need to be seen by your dentist to fix your TMJ problem!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
if you are sleeping with a roommate or bf, tell him/her to give you a warning everytime you grind!. that is how I stopped! stop drinking, if you are!. if u r stressed, address the issue!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
just get one of those sport mouth guards!. you know, the kind that football players wear!.Www@Answer-Health@Com