Re: clenching/grinding - horrible

[Guest guest]

Hi Fran

Is it possible to wear a night time retainer to counteract grinding

while you're wearing braces, or did you have to stop? Talk about

having a mouth full eh!!

I'm not up to even the braces stage and I'm so scared of grinding my

teeth away that it would take a lot of mental preparation for me to

be able to stop wearing my bite plate at night. When I go away I get

really worried that I've forgotten to pack it!

I imagine my clenching could get a lot worse when the braces start

to move my teeth in preparation for the new jaw position.

Your crowns are going to be a massive makeover for you, wow!

I've only been clenching for about 7 years and have had a bite plate

for the last 3, and it's my back teeth that are on the way out. 50

years is a long time, it's a wonder you have any teeth left! I bet

they are sensitive.

Best,

> >

> > Hi to all other bruxers

> >

> > I just want to shout my frustration that wearing away our own

> teeth at

> > night is horrendous! It's totally out of our control and yet

it's

> our

> > own brains making us gradually destroy our teeth.

> >

> > No one knows for sure, but I think I clench because my bite is

so

> > awful. I have to wear a splint every night to protect what's

left

> of

> > my teeth and I would so love not to have to do so for the rest

of

> my

> > life (which is hopefully another 50 years or so!). But from what

I

> > understand, the problem can persist after surgery.

> >

> > Best,

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I don't think you can wear a nightguard with the braces. I

mentioned it to my OD, but thinking about it, I didn't really get an

answer. But I will check it out my next appointment which is in

about two weeks.

Yeah, my teeth are pretty short now. They used juvinille brackets

on me as the adult ones were too large to fit onto my teeth. And

even with that, you really can't see the whites of my teeth except

between the brackets! I really look like metal mouth! lol I see

my sisters braces, and it looks so different if you have longer

teeth. Much better I think. But in the end, I will have long teeth

and an even profile. So it is worth what I am looking at now. lol

Since I have the bite plate with the braces, I find that my grinding

is really limited to the front two teeth - upper and bottom. I

guess that is because that is the only two teeth that even come

close to touching! lol And mainly it is my bottom teeth grinding

on the bite plate. Because my jaw is in a different position, I

don't think I am grinding as hard though. It gives me hope that a

new jaw position will alleviate or at least minimize the grinding I

do. It is a pleasant thought anyway! My teeth have worn past the

dentum, so they are somewhat sensitive, but more often they actually

hurt. The front are worse than the back with that also.

We can follow each other on this one!

Hugs,

Fran

> > >

> > > Hi to all other bruxers

> > >

> > > I just want to shout my frustration that wearing away our own

> > teeth at

> > > night is horrendous! It's totally out of our control and yet

> it's

> > our

> > > own brains making us gradually destroy our teeth.

> > >

> > > No one knows for sure, but I think I clench because my bite is

> so

> > > awful. I have to wear a splint every night to protect what's

> left

> > of

> > > my teeth and I would so love not to have to do so for the rest

> of

> > my

> > > life (which is hopefully another 50 years or so!). But from

what

> I

> > > understand, the problem can persist after surgery.

> > >

> > > Best,

> > >

> > >

> >

>