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Anyone here dealt with Bruxism/jaw clenching/teeth grinding?
Posted on 7/27/17 at 10:53 am
Posted on 7/27/17 at 10:53 am
Holy shite baws I woke up in bad shape this morning. The smallest bit of pressure on my back,left teeth feels like I'm stabbing an icepick directly into my gums/teeth.
I've taken Excedrin, magnesium citrate and I'm using a mouthguard I picked up from walgreens at 3:30 this morning when I couldn't go back to sleep.
Any other suggestions? I am trying to get in with my dentist today, but they don't know if they will be able to fit me in today and I leave to go out of town at 4:00.
I've taken Excedrin, magnesium citrate and I'm using a mouthguard I picked up from walgreens at 3:30 this morning when I couldn't go back to sleep.
Any other suggestions? I am trying to get in with my dentist today, but they don't know if they will be able to fit me in today and I leave to go out of town at 4:00.
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Posted on 7/27/17 at 10:55 am to JohnnyKilroy
The mouthguard worked pretty good for me.
Posted on 7/27/17 at 10:55 am to JohnnyKilroy
quote:
Anyone here dealt with Bruxism/jaw clenching/teeth grinding?
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I've taken magnesium citrate
Does shitting help with this problem?
Posted on 7/27/17 at 10:55 am to JohnnyKilroy
Get a mouth guard to prevent further damage. As for the current issue, all you can do is keep popping Aleve and let the dentist do his thing
ETA: Lol apparently I pissed off someone. All of my past posts from now have one downvote
ETA: Lol apparently I pissed off someone. All of my past posts from now have one downvote
This post was edited on 7/27/17 at 11:24 am
Posted on 7/27/17 at 10:58 am to WPBTiger
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Does shitting help with this problem?
Some googling told me that magnesium was a common OTC remedy for clenching. No idea if it will actually work.
Posted on 7/27/17 at 11:01 am to JohnnyKilroy
I grind and clench my teeth in my sleep - usually pop some excedrin
This post was edited on 7/27/17 at 11:05 am
Posted on 7/27/17 at 11:03 am to JohnnyKilroy
If the teeth themselves are sensitive from the clinching, advil is the only thing that'll help until they settle down. Hopefully its just an irritated PDL ligament and not a developing endodontic problem or fractured tooth.
Posted on 7/27/17 at 11:25 am to JohnnyKilroy
Hell yeah I do. It sucks. I even clench my teeth when I'm awake if I'm stressed or angry. I'll go stretches where I won't seem to do it as bad and quit wearing my night guard, but then one morning as you've described and I'm back wearing it every night for awhile. It cost 400 bucks at the dentist but I now see them at Wal Greens for around $20 or so. You should try one.
Posted on 7/27/17 at 11:30 am to JohnnyKilroy
Yep, been wearing a mouth guard since I was a teenager. Almost ground my teeth down to stubs lol. Now, they are permanently sensitive, and I've worn away all the cartilage between my jawbone and skull. It's sore and painful sometimes, and my jaw pops a lot, but there's not much you can do for it outside of expensive (not covered by insurance) surgery.
Posted on 7/27/17 at 11:38 am to JohnnyKilroy
OK....I'm a dentist....whatchawannaknow???
Posted on 7/27/17 at 11:42 am to JohnnyKilroy
Only when rolling.
Posted on 7/27/17 at 11:44 am to JohnnyKilroy
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Anyone here dealt with Bruxism/jaw clenching/teeth grinding?
My god have I. If you don't take anything else from this thread, take this: DEAL WITH THAT shite PROFESSIONALLY NOW.
I went years with a major grinding problem that I really didn't know about other than waking up with a slight headache or sore jaw. It would quickly go away.
Apparently, I am quite the prolific grinder.
Because I never went to a dentist about it ( I had good, clean teeth and no cavities, so I rarely went), I managed to grind all of teeth down into shite. I am 30 with the wear of a 50'year old from grinding.
It's embarrassing and preventable. A mouth guard would have saved me a lot of headaches, literally and figuratively.
Posted on 7/27/17 at 12:35 pm to Jackie Chan
For you mouth guard wearers, is there a considerable difference between the $30 ones from Walgreens and the $3 athletic mouth guards from the sporting goods store?
Posted on 7/27/17 at 1:24 pm to HDAU
No need to buy the $30 variety OR the athletic mouth guard. Just go for the generic Target 2-pack for $15. I tried the athletic guard for a while, but it is too bulky and uncomfortable to sleep with.
Night Guards at Target
Night Guards at Target
Posted on 7/27/17 at 1:25 pm to HDAU
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For you mouth guard wearers, is there a considerable difference between the $30 ones from Walgreens and the $3 athletic mouth guards from the sporting goods store?
They are usually a little thinner and more comfortable than the athletic mouth guards. However, you could probably get used to an athletic mouth guard and it would accomplish the same thing.
Posted on 7/27/17 at 1:31 pm to JohnnyKilroy
Dentist will make you a custom mouthpiece.
100% better than drugstore.
Look for youtube how to massage jaw muscles inside and out. Warm. Massage. Cold. 3 x an evening.
Maybe
Get certified pro pt person to demo once.
Massage will do it if you keep it up.
Like tai chi. Never miss.
100% better than drugstore.
Look for youtube how to massage jaw muscles inside and out. Warm. Massage. Cold. 3 x an evening.
Maybe
Get certified pro pt person to demo once.
Massage will do it if you keep it up.
Like tai chi. Never miss.
Posted on 7/27/17 at 1:49 pm to JohnnyKilroy
I have it very bad during times of stress. Woke up one morning and I grinded a back molar until it broke smh. Definitely get the mouth guard.
Posted on 7/27/17 at 2:12 pm to CelticDog
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Dentist will make you a custom mouthpiece.
100% better than drugstore.
I didn't find this to be true. First $400 mouth guard fitted for me I chewed through in about 6 months. Second $400 mouth guard that was a harder material ended up cracking and breaking in about 6 months. Went to walmart and got the $20 mouth guard and I've had it well over a year and not close to chewing through it yet.
Don't waste your money getting one from the dentist.
Posted on 7/27/17 at 2:14 pm to JohnnyKilroy
Yep and had multiple root canals dut to traumatic damage. Husband said he could hear me grinding my teeth from across the house while i was asleep. Have had a number of teeth lost also from grinding them.
Posted on 7/27/17 at 2:59 pm to Isabelle81
I bet none of the broken teeth posters learned massage for all the jaw muscles. A couple are very painful. Work it.
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