Have you been experiencing teeth grinding or jaw clenching while sleeping? This condition, known as bruxism, can wreak havoc on your dental health if left untreated. A practical solution is available: “a custom-fitted night guard.”
Custom Fit for Comfort
Most dentists can craft a personalized night guard specific to your teeth’s shape and size for maximum comfort. Because they are customized, guards fit well and will not slip around in your mouth as you sleep. This custom design makes them less bulky or awkward than “store-bought ought” guards. The materials are also soft and flexible to cushion teeth without being complicated and irritating. With consistent wearing, your night guard should feel barely noticeable after just a few uses.
Here’s why you should consider investing in one :
Protects Tooth Enamel and Structure
The repeated force of clenching and grinding your teeth puts them at high risk for wear and damage over time. A night guard is a buffer to prevent direct contact between your teeth during bruxism episodes. This shielding effect protects the hard enamel that covers and protects your teeth.
Reduces Headaches and Jaw Pain
Teeth grinding at night goes hand in hand with jaw tension and headaches upon waking. Our mouths were not designed for the strain bruxism puts on the jaw joint, facial muscles, and connecting ligaments and tendons. A night guard creates space between your teeth so you can relax your jaw fully at night with less pain and tension. Less grinding also means fewer morning headaches from repeated clenching pressure.
Prevents Further Dental Work
Beyond pain relief, preserving healthy tooth structure with a night guard helps avoid expensive restorative dental procedures that bruxism might otherwise necessitate. Fillings, root canals, crowns, or even extractions are sometimes needed to repair severely ground or fractured teeth.
Overall Well-Being Benefits
Did you know that teeth grinding is considered a parafunctional habit linked to stress, anxiety, and other mental health factors? Wearing a night guard could have additional wellness benefits by reducing stress on the body. It supports your health from the inside out when you use one of our custom night guard appliances.
Better Sleep
A night guard ensures the relaxation of jaw muscles so they do not become strained or sore while you sleep. Many people notice a big difference in how refreshed they feel after wearing one, allowing for deeper, more restorative sleep each night. This improved sleep quality leads to feeling more alert during the day.
Worth the Small Adjustment
Any initial weirdness should fade out within just a few nights of use. Overall, the quality of life from reduced headaches, tooth pain, and improved rest makes the minor nightly adjustment worthwhile. Protection and comfort are within reach during your nightly slumber with a guard.
Relieve Bruxism and Protect Your Smile with us!
Teeth grinding keeping you or a loved one awake? Our experienced dentists at Dentistry in Newmarket are ready to help with a personalized night guard solution.
Book an appointment online or call us today, and let’s develop a treatment plan to have you smiling and sleeping comfortably again.
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