I wake up with pain in my Jaw
2006-09-04 12:38:06 · 9 answers · asked by Onekey 1 in Health ➔ Dental
Really what you need to do is determine the cause of your grinding and pain. Is it occlusal, trigeminal or TMJ related? Is it the result of recent restorations or other dental work? These are questions that a qualified dentist should be asking. (and then answering).
Check out the link below for a qualified dentist in your area.
2006-09-05 07:23:19 · answer #1 · answered by Club U 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to a general dentist and get a "bite guard" made. It is a simple procedure. They take a mold of your upper teeth. send it off to the lab. You get it back two weeks later and wear it at night. It will be like a hard peice of thick plasic that fits to your teeth tightly. So that way when you grind or clench down your teeth will hit the plasic and slide rather than wwear down your teeth.
If you do it badly, i would have one made pretty soon. If you start to see yellow on the top of your teeth, that is called the dentin. When you reach this part, you ground down to the second layer of your tooth, and will start to get sensativity. Also this can mess up your TMJ (jaw joint )and will cause problems which are pretty much irreversable. Better sooner than later
2006-09-04 20:37:20 · answer #2 · answered by IKNOWTHAT 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tell me first are u sleeping well .. how many hours a day .. and wen do u exactly sleep and work ?
do u have breathing problems? do u wake up with a dry mouth?
having a mouth gaurd will stop the bad effect of grinding on ur teeth .. but it may not stop the grinding .. so plz answer my question
I`m a Dentist
2006-09-04 19:46:55 · answer #3 · answered by Abed 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have your dentist make you a simple sleep guard. That's what I did. It won't cost lots and will stop the grinding,, you can also try breathe right strips, sometimes its a breathing thing that causes you to do it but most times stress related.
2006-09-04 19:40:42 · answer #4 · answered by yeller 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Go to your local drug store like CVS or Walgreen's. You can buy a mouthguard that you can wear at night to stop the grinding. It should be in the dental isle near the toothpaste.
Good Luck
2006-09-04 19:47:19 · answer #5 · answered by smile4u 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first answer you rec'd is good, but you may also try a cheaper way. They have them at sports equip stores as well as in the dental department of some supermarkets that you can make for yourself.
2006-09-04 19:46:54 · answer #6 · answered by dreamchsr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So, who told you you have a great smile?
Big headed sod!
2006-09-04 19:42:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
ask your dentist about a nightguard
2006-09-04 21:47:43 · answer #8 · answered by PoohBear 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
VISIT THE DENTIST AND REQUEST THE APPLIANCE MADE FOR THIS.
2006-09-04 19:59:57 · answer #9 · answered by flowerspirit2000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋