Retainers/Sleeping Help!!!?

Question

Ok! here is the thing at night when i sleep i either clench my teeth or grind them because in the morning i wake up and i touch my teeth and they hurt like heck or my bottom teeth cant touch the top teeth so one night my mom was gone and acidentally left her sleeping retainer ( Which she got at wal-mart) so i cleaned it off and slept with it and in the morning i woke up they didnt hurt but uhm everymorning they hurt soo would a sleeping retainer work from wal mart well not really a retainer it keeps your teeth from touching do you think it wil work and about how much dough would i have to fork up!!!

=) thanks you so much 10 points!!

CHELLLY

Answer 1

yea  it would prolly work just as long as you dont have braces then your good.

the retainer may effect on what your smile looks like so make sure the retainer is designed for your mouth.

hope i helped.

Answer 2

A retainer wont help . But yes there is a habit breaking appliance which your dentist would make for you which would look like a mouth gaurd the boxing champs wear. The material is soft that goes over your teeth and even when you clench/ grind at night the force wont get applied onto your teeth. This cushion like appliance would take it. Basically this grinding of teeth happens when you have some kind of stress in the day and it works on your mind in the nite.. or if your teeth are malaligned too.. But wearing of a Night gaurd will ward away habit over time.. How much it would cost.. am not too sure.. But this needs to be treated for sure  is all that I can tel you else your teeth will get weak and attrite fast. Take care !!

Answer 3

If something helps then thats whatyou sould use and I do not think that it would cost much at the everyday low prices at Wal-mart :)

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