NIGHT GUARD
If you are grinding teeth while sleeping, experiencing pain due to temporo-mandibular disorders, have full mouth rehabilitations or have veneers of any kind your dentist might tell you to wear a plate kind of device called night guard or occlusal appliance on your upper teeth or lower teeth.
This device creates a protective barrier between the upper and lower teeth, preventing them from touching or grinding against each other. Even if you still move your jaw or teeth, the damage to your teeth significantly reduces. It also helps reduce teeth and jaw pain, improving your comfort and allowing you to sleep better.
In urban medical centre, our professionals can provide you with customized nightguard. Although you can easily find ready made nightguards from any pharmacy but they will not fit exactly on your teeth and can lead to irreversible damage to your teeth and tissues. Therefore our dentists recommend that you get customized nightguard.
FAQs
Custom –made night guards do not lead to any movement of teeth. It is also recommended that you visit you dentist on regular basis for evaluation of your night guard.
If you have noticed that your teeth are becoming shorter or flatter with time, you are experiencing any symptoms that you suspect might be from clenching or grinding, or if your spouse complains of the noise you make when you grind your teeth while sleeping, don't be surprised if we tell you a nightguard is in order.
When you first put it on, the night guard may feel tight, but it needs to fit securely to stay on your teeth without being held in place with assistance from your jaw. The snug fit will keep the custom night guard in place so that it does not fall out during the night. If this tightness is unbearable , consult to your dentist right away.
After rinsing, give your night guard a light brushing with your normal toothbrush. But remember you don't need to apply toothpaste to the brush.
No, is least likely that you could swallow it as it is typically too large to be swallowed and fits snuggly on one of the arch.
