TMJ/TMD Treatment
Night Guards for Grinding
At Juldan dental, we offer custom-made night guards that are fabricated at a dental lab. A night guard is an appliance worn over your teeth (usually over the upper teeth) while you sleep. Its main function is to protect your teeth and the bones surrounding your teeth from damage caused by grinding and clenching. Most people do not realize they are grinding or clenching since they do it while sleeping. They may have tenderness in the jaw or TMJ soreness when they wake up. From examining your teeth and jaw, your dentist can determine if you will benefit from wearing a night guard. Night guards are usually recommended to people who grind or clench their teeth, have jaw pain or stiffness in the jaw when they wake up, experience headaches related to jaw tension, have worn/chipped teeth, or have temporomandibular joint disorder.