Urgent – Bruxism – Teeth Grinding
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As if I did not have enough problems. I was looking at my nose because of my nasal surgery and my front teeth look like they are splitting in half, or are cracking in half. My wife agrees. My dentist is out of town until next week and I have to assume that this is happening when I sleep. I will try a mouthpiece tonight, I think I have something lying around but anyone with any info would be helpful since I have paid alot for my teeth to be fixed because of past drug use, most of my teeth had work on them. I won’t mentioned that my right wrist is hurting and I might be getting carpal tunnel, and lucky me, I type for a living.
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"Patrick Richards" <patrickricha…@home.com> wrote in message
news:wjJs4.6303$x5.163179@news1.frmt1.sfba.home.com… > As if I did not have enough problems. I was looking at my nose because of > my nasal surgery and my front teeth look like they are splitting in half, or > are cracking in half. My wife agrees. > My dentist is out of town until next week and I have to assume that this is > happening when I sleep. > I will try a mouthpiece tonight, I think I have something lying around but > anyone with any info would be helpful since I have paid alot for my teeth to > be fixed because of past drug use, most of my teeth had work on them.
You might try looking at http://www.drjimboyd.com/ . He promotes a dental guard called an NTI, and it’s use to help prevent headaches. (Basically, he developed his own cure.) But he also provides a LOT of information about Bruxism, etc.. And for me, his NTI dental guard certainly does make clenching my teeth while sleeping no longer a problem. Which a standard nightguard did *NOT* really help. Allen — nob…@allensmith.net www.allensmith.net Nobody want-a-be — ’cause "Nobody’s PERFECT!"
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When you say your teeth look like they are splitting in half, how do you mean? Are they cracked vertically into a right and left side, or do the biting surfaces look like the tooth might split into a front and rear half. I have the latter, and my dentist told me that it is a normal pattern of tooth wear. the enamel at the tips wears away, leaving what seems like an interior part on the biting surface. This is very had to describe, I hope I have done well, and not confused anyone further. Al S.
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It is the latter, where it looks like it might split front half and back half. It does not look normal and my jaw is sore like I have been clenching and stopped. I hope that you are right and it is not important. I have an appt tomorrow with an dentist, but my nose surgeon told me (she just did surgery on me last week) that it might be stress related, and this just started so I am checking all avenues. Thanks. Al S. <jdoe…@aol.comnojunk> wrote in message
news:20000223154033.17858.00001294@ng-cn1.aol.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> When you say your teeth look like they are splitting in half, how do you mean? > Are they cracked vertically into a right and left side, or do the biting > surfaces look like the tooth might split into a front and rear half. I have > the latter, and my dentist told me that it is a normal pattern of tooth wear. > the enamel at the tips wears away, leaving what seems like an interior part on > the biting surface. This is very had to describe, I hope I have done well, and > not confused anyone further. > Al S.
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Thanks, I have looked at the sight and printed some info out. Allen Smith <allensm…@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:7WKs4.54733$ri.1420747@news20.bellglobal.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> "Patrick Richards" <patrickricha…@home.com> wrote in message > news:wjJs4.6303$x5.163179@news1.frmt1.sfba.home.com… > > As if I did not have enough problems. I was looking at my nose because of > > my nasal surgery and my front teeth look like they are splitting in half, > or > > are cracking in half. My wife agrees. > > My dentist is out of town until next week and I have to assume that this > is > > happening when I sleep. > > I will try a mouthpiece tonight, I think I have something lying around but > > anyone with any info would be helpful since I have paid alot for my teeth > to > > be fixed because of past drug use, most of my teeth had work on them. > You might try looking at http://www.drjimboyd.com/ . > He promotes a dental guard called an NTI, and it’s use to help > prevent headaches. (Basically, he developed his own cure.) But > he also provides a LOT of information about Bruxism, etc.. > And for me, his NTI dental guard certainly does make clenching > my teeth while sleeping no longer a problem. Which a standard > nightguard did *NOT* really help. > Allen > — > nob…@allensmith.net www.allensmith.net > Nobody want-a-be — ’cause "Nobody’s PERFECT!"
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If your dentist’s opinion is different than mine, I would like to hear any feedback or information that he has on the subject. Al S.
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I too am a bruxer. It didn’t start until well into my adult life. I’m now wondering if the growing stress of struggling to breath each night against apnea is what started me to clenching and grinding my teeth. Anyone know of a study linking the two? Jon Rush – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Patrick Richards wrote: > As if I did not have enough problems. I was looking at my nose because of > my nasal surgery and my front teeth look like they are splitting in half, or > are cracking in half. My wife agrees. > My dentist is out of town until next week and I have to assume that this is > happening when I sleep. > I will try a mouthpiece tonight, I think I have something lying around but > anyone with any info would be helpful since I have paid alot for my teeth to > be fixed because of past drug use, most of my teeth had work on them. > I won’t mentioned that my right wrist is hurting and I might be getting > carpal tunnel, and lucky me, I type for a living.
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My BRUXIM started with my using xPAP. "Jon Rush" <jdr…@enter.net> wrote in message
news:38B58D9B.DE6C4830@enter.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I too am a bruxer. It didn’t start until well into my adult life. I’m > now wondering if the growing stress of struggling to breath each night > against apnea is what started me to clenching and grinding my teeth. > Anyone know of a study linking the two? > Jon Rush > Patrick Richards wrote: > > As if I did not have enough problems. I was looking at my nose because of > > my nasal surgery and my front teeth look like they are splitting in half, or > > are cracking in half. My wife agrees. > > My dentist is out of town until next week and I have to assume that this is > > happening when I sleep. > > I will try a mouthpiece tonight, I think I have something lying around but > > anyone with any info would be helpful since I have paid alot for my teeth to > > be fixed because of past drug use, most of my teeth had work on them. > > I won’t mentioned that my right wrist is hurting and I might be getting > > carpal tunnel, and lucky me, I type for a living.
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At 22, I grinded my teeth at night, but didn’t know it til the nerve in my front tooth died after several days of pain in the morning that went away by evening. I learned that having your teeth straightened would help keep you from grinding at night, so I got braces, and I don’t seem to grind anymore. The orthodontist said that when your teeth are crooked (and mine weren’t very), that you grind because they don’t mesh well with each other. Good Luck. * Sent from RemarQ http://www.remarq.com The Internet’s Discussion Network * The fastest and easiest way to search and participate in Usenet – Free!
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It is somewhat stress related. I was surprised that the ENT who did my nasal surgery told me it probably was stress and my new sleep disorder book stated that stress is a major cause and that most people get it at some time in their life but it usually goes away. Jon Rush <jdr…@enter.net> wrote in message
news:38B58D9B.DE6C4830@enter.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I too am a bruxer. It didn’t start until well into my adult life. I’m > now wondering if the growing stress of struggling to breath each night > against apnea is what started me to clenching and grinding my teeth. > Anyone know of a study linking the two? > Jon Rush > Patrick Richards wrote: > > As if I did not have enough problems. I was looking at my nose because of > > my nasal surgery and my front teeth look like they are splitting in half, or > > are cracking in half. My wife agrees. > > My dentist is out of town until next week and I have to assume that this is > > happening when I sleep. > > I will try a mouthpiece tonight, I think I have something lying around but > > anyone with any info would be helpful since I have paid alot for my teeth to > > be fixed because of past drug use, most of my teeth had work on them. > > I won’t mentioned that my right wrist is hurting and I might be getting > > carpal tunnel, and lucky me, I type for a living.
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I have a very young husband (22) who has been struggling with a number of sleep-disorders since he was a small child. Getting hurt from falling out of bed or falling during sleep-walking, chronic heavy bed-wetting and teeth grinding. To compound the teeth grinding, his teeth have suffered from his inability to stop sucking his thumb which has persisted since he was 5. The dilemma I was faced with was he wouldn’t use a guard because of his need for his thumb when he went to sleep then later would begin grinding. The only solution I’ve found that actually is working wonderfully though silly as it sounds is using the largest baby pacifiers I could find. The pacifier is still in his mouth in the morning because of the thumb-sucking habit and has totally eliminated the grinding. I was assured the soft nipple will not cause any further damage to his teeth as his thumb does. I was also told that the teeth grinding could be stress related from going to bed frightened from being hurt so many times while sleep-walking or falling out of bed. I would be appreciative if any board readers know of a special bed that can eliminate sleep-walking. Thanks, Kim
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Kim Jay wrote: > I would be appreciative if any board readers know of a special bed that > can eliminate sleep-walking. Thanks, Kim
I don’t know if it will eliminate the sleep walking or not but you could try one of those Hospital bed rails that hook to the bed frame and have a quick release to pivot it down when you want actually to get out of bed in the morning. Perhaps it will be enough of a deterrent to cause him to wake up just as he tries to get out of bed, as long as he doesn’t learn to release the catch while in the sleep walking state.
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My teeth are fine. They don’t look like it, but my dentist said that it was normal wear and tear for someone of my age (46). I don’t remember seeing the front teeth looking like they do, but I have to trust his opinion. He has been my dentist for 5 years and does a good job. Sorry for the late notification, but sometimes on the newsgroup it is hard to find a message to reply again after I have read it because the reader is set up to remove read messages eventually to save on disk space since I am only allowed so much. Al S. <jdoe…@aol.comnojunk> wrote in message
news:20000224135718.14749.00001398@ng-fh1.aol.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> If your dentist’s opinion is different than mine, I would like to hear any > feedback or information that he has on the subject. > Al S.
