"*JimH*" wrote in message
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Can you offer some advice?

I grind my teeth at night and my canines are now ground past the enamel.
This was confirmed today during my checkup and teeth cleaning.

My dentist is suggesting getting fitted with a mouth guard.

I tried that years ago but it was uncomfortable to wear....it was custom
fit but came out like the mouth guard you wear for physical contact
sports. I could not sleep with it....too bulky and suffocating for me.
This old mouthguard no longer fits as I have had 2 or 3 teeth capped since
it was made so modifications to it may not be possible.

Although insurance will pay for a new guard I have heard commercials about
a drugstore brand you can buy (not the sports type) that is supposedly
just as effective.

Any opinions?

Thanks in advance for your expert advice.




BTW: Here is the drugstore mouthguard I was referring to:

http://www.dentalconcepts.com/html/nightguard.html