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Bruxism Guards/Night Grinding

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Bruxism Guards

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Numerous articles have incorrectly cited bruxism as being a reflex chewing activity, but
bruxism is more accurately classified as a habit. Reflex activities happen reliably in response
to a stimulus, without involvement of subconscious brain activity, and bruxism does not. All
habitual activities are triggered by one kind of stimulus or another, and that does not make
the habit a reflex. Chewing is a complex neuromuscular activity that is controlled by
subconscious processes, with higher control by the brain. During sleep, the subconscious
processes become active, while the higher control is inactive, resulting in bruxism. Some
bruxism activity is rhythmic (like chewing), and some is sustained (clenching). Researchers
classify bruxism as "a habitual behavior, and a sleep disorder."

Ongoing management of bruxism is based on minimizing the abrasion of tooth surfaces by
the wearing of a dental guard, or splint, designed to the shape of an individual's upper or
lower teeth from a bite mould. There are four possible goals of this treatment: constraint of
the bruxing pattern such that serious damage to the temporomandibular joints is prevented,
stabilization of the occlusion by minimizing the gradual changes to the positions of the teeth
that typically occur with bruxism, prevention of tooth damage, and the enabling of a bruxism
practitioner to judge—in broad terms—the extent and patterns of bruxism through
examination of the physical indentations on the surface of the splint. A dental guard is
typically worn on a long-term basis during every night's sleep.

Timeless Smiles offers dual laminate and solid acrylic bruxism/night
grinding appliances.

This dual laminate guard or bruxism splint is ideal for most people with a mild to moderate
need for protection against grinding or clinching. It has a hard outer shell and a soft inner
(non-latex) coating that is extremely comfortable. We can make this for you in either a full
night guard design (full coverage over all teeth – depending on model the very last molars
may not be included) or we can make this is our Day Guard Design.

Why do we call them day guards….?

We call them day guards for the simple fact that we trim the guard so that your anterior
(front four) teeth are exposed, so if you need to wear this while you are out of your house
you can without drawing attention to your teeth. However we only trim the facial side of the
guard so there is support on the palatal side.

These guards/ bruxism splints will not move your teeth, they will hold your teeth in their
current position while they help prevent further damage to your teeth and joints and give
the comfort you demand.

Our guards / bruxism splints are made of 100% FDA approved material.

All bruxism guards are available in 2mm or 4mm thickness.