How Wearing A Mouth Guard Can Help You
More people wear mouthguards while sleeping than you might realize. Custom mouthguards are a great way to help with the variety of dental and health issues that arise from bruxism, which is the constant grinding of your teeth. Here are a few of the ways that wearing mouth guards while you sleep can benefit you.
Wearing a Mouth Guard Can
Reduce TMJ Symptoms
Temporomandibular joint disorder, also known as TMJ, is a disorder that affects the muscles, nerves, and joints of your jaw. Teeth grinding can cause or worsen TMJ symptoms. Wearing a mouth guard will lessen the impact that grinding teeth can have on the muscles and joints of your jaw, and in turn, reduce pain and inflammation in your jaw.
Teeth Cracking
The pressure that bruxism puts on your teeth can sometimes cause them to crack. That is especially true if your teeth have already been weakened somehow or have lost their enamel. A mouthguard made to fit precisely to your teeth will be able to protect even the most delicate of your teeth from cracking while you sleep.
Fight Headaches
Headaches can be the result of tension in your jaw muscles. This problem, if caused by teeth grinding, is notoriously difficult to relieve, especially when the grinding happens while you sleep. If you experience chronic headaches, the answer to your problems could be a custom-made mouthguard.
Wearing on Teeth
Even slight wear on your teeth can cause a lot of dental complications over time. By wearing a mouth guard overnight, you can prevent this costly type of damage. That is why many dentists recommend mouth guards for their patients who could face complicated dental procedures should their teeth sustain any additional wear.
These are just a few of the ways that a custom mouthguard can help you as you sleep. By helping with chronic headaches, reducing teeth cracking and wear, and helping with TMJ symptoms, mouth guards will set you up for a healthy dental future.
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Are you fighting headaches? Are your teeth cracking? Do you experience TMJ symptoms? Contact Suburban Essex Dental. We can help you.
We are located in West Orange, New Jersey in Suburban Essex County. We have been rated “Top Dentist” in the New Jersey Monthly for the past 7 years and are still going strong. Contact Us to schedule your appointment today.
