Mouthguards for Teeth Grinding: Protect Your Smile While You Sleep
Most people think of nighttime teeth grinding as a bad habit, something minor, maybe a little annoying to a sleep partner. In practice, it is often more destructive than patients realize. I have seen beautifully intact teeth develop hairline fractures, enamel flatten into shiny wear facets, and jaw joints become chronically irritated because grinding went unchecked for years. What makes it tricky is that many people do not know they are doing it. They wake with headaches, s
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Most people think of nighttime teeth grinding as a bad habit, something minor, maybe a little annoying to a sleep partner. In practice, it is often more destructive than patients realize. I have seen beautifully intact teeth develop hairline fractures, enamel flatten into shiny wear facets, and jaw joints become chronically irritated because grinding went unchecked for years. What makes it tricky is that many people do not know they are doing it. They wake with headaches, s
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