Over the past years, I have recommended night guards for many patients and they have benefitted from wearing a night guard . The general opinion is that patients do not really like to wear one. Night guards can be made in different materials and I usually prefer the soft lined night guards that have a harder outer layer for maximum efficiency and a softer inner lining for optimum comfort.
They have minimum to zero tissue contact with your gums and can be worn in either your upper or lower jaw. Even though you deny grinding your teeth while you sleep, the asymmetrical wear patterns on your teeth can be at least partly linked to grinding or clenching your teeth either in the daytime or at night time.
You may not be a true bruxer, but a night guard will surely reduce the
wear of enamel on your teeth. The only contraindication of a night
guardis-Unwillingness to wear one!!
This article has been posted by Dr. Purvi Thakkar.
This article has been posted by Dr. Purvi Thakkar.
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