subject: How To Guard Your Teeth Against Daytime Stress, They Don't Have to Suffer With You [print this page] How To Guard Your Teeth Against Daytime Stress, They Don't Have to Suffer With You
Your teeth are suffering with you. They feel your pain. They take the brunt of your stress when you clench down on them just after getting that last minute end of the day project. Your teeth suffer when you grind them while you are writing or working away on your computer all day long. Think about, how many times have you gone home with a headache and don't understand why? Daytime clenching and teeth grinding causes headaches and at times, severe jaw pain. Until recently, the dental industry discussed ways to alleviate teeth grinding at night and protect your teeth from wear and tear with a nightguard while you sleep. However, the same companies that manufacture night guards are now fabricating daytime teeth guards as well. These guards are thin enough to go unnoticed even while you talk.
There are several reasons you should protect your teeth from clenching during the day:
1) The wear and tear and damage is a progression, the longer your teeth are unprotected the more damage it will cause. You need to be proactive not reactive.
2) Both adults and teens with light to moderate clenching habits during the daytime can cause damage to their teeth such chipping, wearing away, shifting of the teeth, causing spaces between teeth that were not there.
3)These guards help to relieve headaches and neck pain to due clenching caused by daytime stress.
Bruxism, TMJ, jaw pain, and all other common forms of teeth grinding or clenching can sometimes be overlooked as a medical problem and therefore many insurance companies do not cover the cost of treatment making it incredibly expensive to purchase a custom night guard.You can find companies offering dental quality day guards online. Make sure they have their own in house dental lab and have some experience with selling night guards since day guards are a new product. You will find that these companies will offer this product for much less because they have their own lab where the custom made day guards are fabricated. The average price is usually between $100-200 when you purchase directly from the manufacturer depending on your level of teeth grinding.
