[Vicious]

(03-28-2014 01:11 PM)assman Wrote:  

(03-28-2014 12:36 PM)Vicious Wrote:  

(03-27-2014 08:17 AM)assman Wrote:  

(03-27-2014 02:15 AM)Vicious Wrote:  

I had a hard plastic mouth guard molded by my dentist, cost me a cool $400 but definitely one of the better investments of my life. I sleep like a baby at night now.

Damn that's pricey. I just use the $20 mouthguards from the pharmacy (not the sports mouthguards). Put in hot water, form to teeth and you're set.

When it comes to personal health. Especially something like teeth. $300 is NOTHING.

Sure, I agree. But what are you getting for the extra $280 that a $20 mouthguard isn't giving you? There may some added value, but I'm not seeing it.

You mentioned it being hard plastic, so longevity is probably one factor.

Longevity is definitely a factor. I've had mine for 6+ years. The quality of the plastics is also another. Mine pops into place in a way that I hardly feel it.

[assman]

(03-28-2014 01:23 PM)Vicious Wrote:  

Longevity is definitely a factor. I've had mine for 6+ years. The quality of the plastics is also another. Mine pops into place in a way that I hardly feel it.

Interesting. I definitely feel the mouthguard I'm using, especially at first, but over time it's gotten less noticeable.

[clever alias]

oh, gotcha. my bad. yeah that should work as well, but in addition to the durability, the one from my dentist fits way better. its a matter of comfort for me. the thing is literally molded to my mouth

[The Lizard of Oz]

This is a truly superb instructional video on how to do self massage to both treat and prevent TMJ. This guy (Boris) is fantastically helpful and knowledgeable. His accent takes a few seconds of getting used to but don't let it stop you.

kbell, make sure you look at this. I know you say you don't have TMJ but since you have bruxism you should do the massage exercises as a preventive measure.

[Architekt]

Consume less stimulants and stress less. All the people I know who grind their teeth are either highly strung or highly strung out

[TripleG]

(03-29-2014 07:52 AM)Architekt Wrote:  

Consume less stimulants and stress less. All the people I know who grind their teeth are either highly strung or highly strung out

Please read and re-read both Kbells and my posts (#19 specifically). Kman started experiencing Burxism as a kid and I had it for many years from my teens into 20s. Sure, there was stress in my life but not more so than my "healthy" friends and I did not consume excessive stimulants such as caffeine or nicotine. Grinding can be caused by mechanisms related to the central nervous system, involving sleep arousal and neurotransmitter abnormalities. It is a disorder which requires serious treatment by experienced dentists. These "massage video's" or advice from forum members to live a less stressful lifestyle IMHO would not be enough to offer a long-term cure.

[kbell]

When they do this crowning, does it last for only about 10 years before they have replace the crowns again? And is it ceramic? If so I would think the crowns could be another 10 grand each 10 years but I could be wrong. And aren't they harder to clean with a tooth brush?

8 hours of surgery all at once?!? I'd hope you had some nerve block for keeping the jaw open that long. And usually with crowns it takes several visits to get them just right.

[TripleG]

(03-31-2014 07:13 AM)kbell Wrote:  

When they do this crowning, does it last for only about 10 years before they have replace the crowns again? And is it ceramic? If so I would think the crowns could be another 10 grand each 10 years but I could be wrong. And aren't they harder to clean with a tooth brush?

8 hours of surgery all at once?!? I'd hope you had some nerve block for keeping the jaw open that long. And usually with crowns it takes several visits to get them just right.

Nothing lasts forever but if you go to a good dentist and have had most of your grinding/clenching problems "cured" (they won't disappear completely but in my case I would say I am around 70% better than where I started). My crowns were porcelain which IMHO provides the best "celebrity smile" look (Floyd Mayweather comes to mind)

and are strong as heck (though on the expensive side). 10k for 10 years? You must be talking 1990's prices!
It was more like $25k but they should last at least 15-20 years depending on my lifestyle habits.
Actually it was over two times...first they put temporaries which were molded based on my real crowns but while they were being done in the lab I wore these temporaries for about 4 weeks...they looked like the real thing but were softer and actually one of them I broke off by accidentally biting into a hard candy. To put these temps and do the grinding of my teeth took about 6 hours first time.

Second time when I arrived for the procedure, the temps were removed, what was left of my natural teeth were slightly reshaped and the procedure did take around 8 hours. It was very tough to sit in one place for that long and my neck, shoulders, jaw were sore as heck and especially uncomfortable were the constant numbing ejections from the needle to deliver local anesthesia as one side of my teeth just didn't seem to react to the anesthesia and kept hurting. After about 5 hours of surgery there was maybe a 20 minute break...i drank some water and streched during that time so it made the last 3 hours more bearable.

Remember the saying "no pain, no gain"!

[Freedom]

I had it for a short time and my dentist recommended some relaxers for temporomandibular joint disorder at night. I also think anxiety and stress are causes of teeth grinding. I think it was breathing exercises that helped me. In bed, inhale through the nose and exhale through the mouth while slightly opened.