Re: NTI
- From: "grubertm@xxxxxxxxx" <grubertm@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 26 Apr 2007 14:23:25 -0700
On Apr 26, 10:56 am, The Webby <tmjiatroepide...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
I guess I'm a bit confused. Did Dr. Boyd suggest that you would be
better off getting the OTC item mentioned because he couldn't adjust it
to meet your "needs"? Or was it the other person, Dr. Urich? Or did
you make a decision outside of their recommendations?
It's a long story, but let me try to summarize it: after getting a
crown my old night guard didn't fit any more. So I sought out a
dentist to get an NTI. Based on the dentist listing on Dr Boyd's
website I went to see some guy in my neighborhood. He did a very poor
job with manufacturing and fitting the NTI, leaving me with far worse
jaw pain after wearing that thing. I sent an email to the nti-tss
webmaster recommending that this dentist be removed from their
database to save others this experience. I got a response from Dr Boyd
instead, offering to have the appliance fixed (by his colleague Dr
Urich). So I went there and he created a new NTI with a better fit.
After wearing it for a week though my jaw felt kind of "stuck" in a
semi-open position. So I told him about this and we had a group
meeting with Dr Boyd and Dr Urich. They noticed that my upper incisor
would not rest on the DE but instead my jaw was pushed all the way
back almost allowing the molars to touch. Dr Boyd then modified the
NTI with a much larger biteplane so that my incisors would rest in the
correct position. Based on scratch marks I can see that this is the
case now, but when I wake up in the morning the jaw muscles are tense-
much more so than without the NTI. I have sent another email to both
dentists regarding these concerns but have not heard back. I don't
blame them since it was essentially pro bono work and they certainly
tried to get it right.
Since I want to protect my teeth and don't want jaw pain I then went
the DIY route. It's hard to believe that the full splint is supposed
to be inferior when an OTC product provides greater relief than 3
custom made anterior splints..
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