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Like many forms of medicine that treat symptoms after the fact,dentistry has long focused on the premature wear that is caused byteeth grinding and clenching. It is estimated that one third of theAmerican population suffer from Bruxism. These people willeventually begin to notice sensitivity cooler temperatures and manytypes of food. Over time, their teeth become increasinglyvulnerable to fractures. Unfortunately, most people do not realizethis is happening until later in life, and by that time, they willneed advanced cosmetic or restorative dental work.
Technically speaking, bruxism (teeth grinding) is defined as anyabnormal contact between the teeth. Normal tooth contact is thatwhich occurs during chewing and swallowing. On the average day, thetotal amount of contact is only 10-15 minutes combined. However,people who grind teeth may experience tooth contact for as much as6 hours. In fact, one night of bruxism creates as much toothcontact as 80 days of eating and drinking.
The American Dental Association has published reports statingthat 95 percent of all Americans suffer from a grinding orclenching condition at some point in time. Severe cases of bruxismcan wear the front teeth so that the person appears to have noteeth at all when he or she smiles. This causes the vertical heightbetween the upper and lower jaws to decrease.
Wrinkles will form on the cheeks and around the front of themouth because the jaws have come together. This can be remediedwith porcelain inlays, onlays, and crowns to restore the propersize and shape of teeth. However, it is much better to treat thecondition in its early stages through the use of an occlusalguard.
This special type of nightguard is a hard or soft appliance thatfits over the upper and lower teeth to prevent them from havingdirect contact with each other. Getting a nightguard is easy. Thedentist will examine the teeth for signs of clenching and grinding.Worn enamel resulting in exposed dentin is one sign of Bruxism.Another is dental abfraction, where V-shaped notches form in theteeth due to the excessive contact and pressure they experience.The nightguard is then custom-molded to the mouth of the individualpatient. The goal is to make wearing the device as comfortable aspossible, and to create only enough obstruction in the mouth toprevent the teeth from touching one another.
Using an occlusal nightguard will stop Bruxism thisdeterioration in its tracks. It is also the most affordabletreatment option for patients who grind their teeth and who want totreat the problem before the fact, not after the fact.
