Guest guest Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 Hi , I hear ya! I hate the grinding.... I don't know what exactly is causing my grinding/clenching.... stress and/or not yet corrected bite (it's getting there slowly). I'm waiting to see if correcting my bite will help, my surgeon thinks it will. And then I'm hoping that in turn, that will help with my sporadic miserable migraines. The future will tell.... It's hard to not be stressed about grinding and then grind more! And then they say stress shortens your life, thus causing MORE stress thus causing more grinding and clenching, thus causing more stress!!! AAAhhhh! Here's wishing the best to us both! Keep me posted! Anyway, just wanted to say " yea, me too, I know what you mean. " Katja > > 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, > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 I'm 8 weeks post-op (leforte 1) and I've been clenching almost every night. When I'm not wearing the bands it's not nearly as bad so occasionally I do not wear them to sleep. It's frustrating because the only way to prevent it is by wearing a mouthguard or splint. My improved bite has not slowed or stopped the clenching. I think improving your bite will help the migraines but as for myself, it has not helped the clenching. But the fact that your teeth are aligned will alleviate the pain and damage to your teeth as a whole. > > > > 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, > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 Those of you having problems with clenching/grinding may want to discuss this with your surgeon or general physician. I know that many have been helped by taking amitryptyline, which is an antidepressant, but which also functions as a muscle relaxant. I take a very small dose of this (10 mg at night) in order to help with a sleep disorder. I've heard of people taking doses of perhaps 25 mg at night in order to help with clenching. Just an idea that may be useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 Hi , I am preop and a grinder too. I have a very deep bite already, made worse by my over 50 years of grinding also. I have nubs for lower front teeth, and you can barely see my teeth above or below the braces as they have worn down so badly. I will be having full mouth rehap post surgery, mainly to add crowns too all my teeth just so they will be long enough to reach and with the new jaw length. Like you, I have been concerned about grinding post op, though I also think that a different jaw position will hopefully minimize, if not alleviate altogether, the grinding. At least that is what I am hoping for. I had a retainer for nighttime before braces, that did help some, and perhaps I will have a night time one post op as well. But this is a great question I am going to ask my OD on my next visit. I will let you know what I find out! 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, > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 Thanks . I really try to avoid meds where possible, but if I get really desperate that's a good option to have up my sleeve. Best wishes, > > Those of you having problems with clenching/grinding may want to > discuss this with your surgeon or general physician. I know that many > have been helped by taking amitryptyline, which is an antidepressant, > but which also functions as a muscle relaxant. > > I take a very small dose of this (10 mg at night) in order to help > with a sleep disorder. I've heard of people taking doses of perhaps 25 > mg at night in order to help with clenching. > > Just an idea that may be useful. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Hi , I am also the type of person who avoids meds (I've been through many docs to try to solve the chronic low back pains without result, but I just won't take meds for it, it's not that bad), but this really helped me, and I made sure with the doc that it wasn't something that was going to build up in some remote organ of the body and come back to bite me. I think something in the short term while the jaws heal is not a bad thing. I'm more a consumer of alternative therapies these days. > > > > Those of you having problems with clenching/grinding may want to > > discuss this with your surgeon or general physician. I know that > many > > have been helped by taking amitryptyline, which is an > antidepressant, > > but which also functions as a muscle relaxant. > > > > I take a very small dose of this (10 mg at night) in order to help > > with a sleep disorder. I've heard of people taking doses of > perhaps 25 > > mg at night in order to help with clenching. > > > > Just an idea that may be useful. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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