Dental Splint
What is bruxism/ clenching or teeth grinding?
Bruxism also known as clenching is a habit of grinding the teeth, a problem which many people have and usually remain unnoticed by many of them.
How will I notice if I am grinding my teeth?
This habit most commonly occurs during night, which eventually lead to symptoms like severe headache or Migraine, upper back or cervical neck pain, earache and sudden increase in sensitivity in teeth to hot and cold food stuff. The long-term consequences of this are severe wearing of teeth at very early age and clicking & pain in the jaw joint while opening your mouth. Can be determined by the patient if clenching occurred at day.
What are the reasons for bruxism?
Reason for such condition can be multiple
- Mental Stress or anxiety, sleep disturbances
- Trauma to joint jaw joint or teeth
- Wisdom teeth in improper position, misalignment of teeth
- Hereditary in family
What is the treatment of bruxism?
Visit the dentist for thorough check up of joint, muscles and detection of cause, extent of wearing of teeth, bite check and evaluation of history of symptoms of patient
Detection of underlying cause and treatment including either wisdom teeth extraction bite correction or orthodontic correction of misalignment of teeth.
After proper treatment of cause, Prevention of grinding further can be ensured with dental splints.
What are dental splints and how do they work?
Dental splint acts as a guard which protects your teeth further from grinding. It is a customized night guard designed and printed with resin which keeps your jaw joint, teeth and jaw & neck muscles at a comfortable, relaxed position. It Improves your sleep, relax your muscles and protect teeth from further damage
Repeated follow ups are always advisable for this condition