Getting a Mouth Guard
Filed Under (Daily Posts, Techie) by Cynthia on Dec 8, 2008 4:57 pm
Tagged Under : Physical Health
I went to the dentist today for my regular 6 month checkup. My husband has been encouraging me to ask about a mouth guard… I wasn’t sure if I actually ground my teeth at night, but I know I clench them.
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And so I asked for one right off the bat. The dental hygienist (if that who is the one who cleans teeth?) said yup they could make one for me and she did the impressions. Impressions are never fun, but I’m pretty good at not letting it gag me. It’s from all the practice I had when I had a lot of throat problems when I was in my 20s and the doctor would swab my throat a lot. Never was strep. 
But anyway, docs are pretty amazed at how still I stay when they throat swab me.
So anyway then the Dentist came and looked at my teeth and said that I have a lot of evidence of clenching, and some of grinding. Ugh! So yup, one of the reasons (if not the reason?) of the muscle pain I have in my jaw has been from clenching and grinding my teeth at night. Bleh. Oh well, I hope this helps.
I have always wondered, sure the mouth guard will protect my teeth, but how will it stop my muscles from clenching? I asked the dental tech and she said it’s kinda cushy… I guess I’ll find out when I get it. The Dentist said I’ll probably hate it for 3 to 5 days. I know when I tried to sleep with trays to whiten my teeth, they drove me nuts and I had a hard time sleeping. Soo… I guess I’ll have to suck it up for a week or so first and hope I deal with it better after. Maybe taking a few days off work and getting some Outer Banks rentals would help me deal with it better! Oh and it’s only a tray for my upper teeth, not my lower. Hrm.
Oh and.. I have Mitral Valve Prolapse, and the Doc said that I no longer have to take Anti Biotics before my dentals. I guess the American Heart Association puts out these guidelines, and MVP has been taken off. I will have to look up why… I never really did think it did me much good!
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Oh wow, sounds not very fun. I hope they work tho. I cant imagine waking up w/sore jaws, that must be awful! Good Luck XO