Night clenching.....
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Night clenching.....
Omg! I've been braced 3 months now, and I have the bad habbit of clenching at night!!! I never did this before!!! How can I stop? My teeth are always in some kind of pain. Has anyone have this happen to them?
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You have probably been a clencher all along but now your teeth are more 'sensitive' so you are noticing it more.
Def tell your doc
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Hi Lisablueeyes1!
I've been doing this since my braces came one. My ortho explained that it was my bodies way of adjusting to the pressure on my teeth. He said this is normal and a lot of people do this.
This is totally normal and just about everyone with braces has experienced this.
Best of luck with your treatment!!
I've been doing this since my braces came one. My ortho explained that it was my bodies way of adjusting to the pressure on my teeth. He said this is normal and a lot of people do this.
This is totally normal and just about everyone with braces has experienced this.
Best of luck with your treatment!!
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. Normal.... Hmmmmm don't ya just love braces??? The thing I can't deal with is the pain all the time! Morning time is the worst! Anyone use a night guard?hal2me wrote:Hi Lisablueeyes1!
I've been doing this since my braces came one. My ortho explained that it was my bodies way of adjusting to the pressure on my teeth. He said this is normal and a lot of people do this.
This is totally normal and just about everyone with braces has experienced this.
Best of luck with your treatment!!
I saw someone post that he was going to use a nightguard, and let us know how it worked for clenching....but he hasn't posted yet. So i'm going to talk to my ortho about in next tuesday, and see if he can't suggest something. My jaw hurts horrible in the morning. I was a clencher before braces, and i also do this weird cheek suck in all night. So my cheeks, and tongue are molded like my teeth in the morning...painful.
I hope someone comes up with something to help with the clenching.
I hope someone comes up with something to help with the clenching.
I used a nightguard prior to braces, and my ortho told me NOT to use it once I got braced...ashesgap wrote:I saw someone post that he was going to use a nightguard, and let us know how it worked for clenching....but he hasn't posted yet. So i'm going to talk to my ortho about in next tuesday, and see if he can't suggest something. My jaw hurts horrible in the morning. I was a clencher before braces, and i also do this weird cheek suck in all night. So my cheeks, and tongue are molded like my teeth in the morning...painful.
I hope someone comes up with something to help with the clenching.
32 years old, total time in braces=30 months
-Braces and palate expander on 4/15/10
-RPE Surgery 9/15/10
-Expander removed 3/11
-Braces Removed 9/7/12
-Retainers in 9/7/12
-Braces and palate expander on 4/15/10
-RPE Surgery 9/15/10
-Expander removed 3/11
-Braces Removed 9/7/12
-Retainers in 9/7/12
I have been a severe chronic grinder/clencher for years, and always had a custom-made nightguard. Once I got braces, I had to switch to a Splintek nightguard. My ortho and dentist have both indicated it's totally fine to use, and is much better than NOT having one, at least in my case. It's not the most comfortable appliance, but it's helping protect my teeth. I've already ground through one of the bite pads, and I've only had it for 5 months. Imagine how damaged my teeth would be if I didn't have the nightguard!! I got mine at Walgreen's, and I'm sure they are sold at other retailers in the US.
If it's something that really bothers you, I'd look into getting a nightguard. For me, it seemed counter-productive to spend several thousand dollars fixing my teeth, only to damage them by grinding throughout the process!
Best of luck to you!!
If it's something that really bothers you, I'd look into getting a nightguard. For me, it seemed counter-productive to spend several thousand dollars fixing my teeth, only to damage them by grinding throughout the process!
Best of luck to you!!
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. I've only had one adjustment so far, but yes I did notice that I clenched more after the adjustment!!! Sometimes I even have blood!!!! But I know it will be worth it in th end.......hal2me wrote:Does anyone clench more after an adjustment? I do! Last night I was clenching my teeth so hard I woke up with a bad headache. It was my first night with elastics, so that may have had something to do with it.
Good luck!
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