Re: NTI
- From: "Amatus Cremona" <Nicola@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:45:53 GMT
Lots of people clench during the work-day. I know I dent to clench when I
really focus closely on my work.
You don't fracture teeth without forceful clenching. You cannot grind your
teeth back and forth if they are clenched together. You cannot fracture
teeth by chewing food.
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"LurfysMa" <invalid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 08:05:41 -0500, Dartos <tuthjockey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
If a soft guard last more than a week or two, you aren't doing a lot
of clenching.
This is one aspect of this that still bothers me for my case.
I have been told by at least 3 dentists and an oral surgeon that I am
a severe clencher, but not a grinder. I have fractured several teeth
(at least 5) and lost 2. I have been told that my jaw muscles are huge
such that it affects the shape of my face. (No one has called me a
chipmunk storing nuts yet.)
But I had that horseshoe guard for 20 years. Both my currect dentist
and the NTI doc were amazed that I hadn't chewed through it many times
over. In fact, it shows little wear. I think they didn't really
believe me when I told them that I wear it religiously (missing at
most 1-2 nights a month). But that's true.
The explanation that they came up with was no grinding.
My wife bit through a custom fitted on in 3 nights while I was in
dental school.
I call them 'chew toys'.
D
Long story short, however, after 3 adjustments I have given up on the
thing and bought a DIY soft nightguard at the drug store- jaw & teeth
are feeling good again :)
- Marco
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