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Night Guard / Stress Guard

  • 06-07-2017 5:59pm
    #1
    DarraghR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 508 ✭✭✭


    Can someone tell me the options out there for a night or stress guard. I am grinding the left side of my teeth at night resulting in some pain through out the day.

    I have heard that Stress Gard by Totalgard are quite good. Any Boots or pharmacy stress guards seem to have low reviews.


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  • #2
    btkm8unsl0w5r4
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,535 ✭✭✭btkm8unsl0w5r4


    Generally a custom made (by a dentist) hard or hard/soft nightguard is better. It would have a customized bite pattern and is more suitable for long term wear.

    Generally these "one size fits all" are cheap and useless.


  • #3
    DarraghR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 508 ✭✭✭DarraghR


    Sorry also forgot to mention that I will be having root canal treatment in September so there is no point getting a customized guard is the shape will be different after the treatment. I just need something that might give some relief for the next 2 months


  • #4
    Baroque
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10 ✭Baroque


    Hi, I don't know anything about the temporary guard but my husband has been wearing a custom guard for a couple of years now. They're expensive but totally worth it - and he has since lost a tooth so the guard is a different shape- and he's having no problems.
    Good luck with the tooth grinding, it's a terrible problem.

    B


  • #5
    DublinCDT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13 ✭DublinCDT


    DarraghR wrote: »
    Sorry also forgot to mention that I will be having root canal treatment in September so there is no point getting a customized guard is the shape will be different after the treatment. I just need something that might give some relief for the next 2 months

    As only one tooth is being adjusted the guard can be ground in that area to accommodate any change. A lot of damage can be done in two months.


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