Bruxism

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I grind my teeth allot at night and even during the day and my teeth are getting worn down. I was wondering if any other aspies do this.

I had been having some jaw pain. My dentist told me I would have to get some expensive headgear after telling me my teeth were grinding shorter. My dad said we could get a moldable mouth guard from a store, instead.

You had to put it into a hard plastic mold and drop it into a pot of boiling water, then mold it in your mouth for several minutes. Unfortunately, it didn't fit very well and was painful against my gums. After about a month it was disgusting because cleaning it never seemed to clean it completely. I stopped wearing it. Thankfully, I no longer have the jaw pain, so perhaps my teeth have stopped grinding.

I have seen advertised mouth guards that are supposed to be more comfortable and do not require boiling it to get them to mold.

Even if it is expensive, let the dentist make the mouth guard for you, if you just can afford it. I have excellent teeth with very few cavities, but I have broken two posterior molars due to my bruxism. One had to be extracted, the other has a root canal. Follow the dentist's advice if you can.

I dont have this issue...but was just wondering if a dentist could use Botox for this?I know the current treatment is mouth guards(and they should be fitted by the dentest,if they dont fit they can actually cause you to grind more and though the guard may save you from grinding the enamal off ,you could still end up with TMJ...I have a friend who has this and he makes a clicking sound everytime he opens his mouth...very annoying for him)Maybe you you can research on line about the Botox?

I clench my teeth at night. Last night was pretty bad, my jaw is still sore. However I wear a hard plastic mouthguard made to fit by the dentist and a technician. They took a mould of my mouth. I hate those tooth moulds. Always make me gag.

Anyway before I got that I used to use my sports mouthguard - also fitted by a dentist, but it softer and I tended to sort of bounce against it or chew it, which is almost as bad as not having one at all.

My mother and my brother also have these night mouth guards for sleeping. I think our dentist called it a "splint". The professionally fitted one is infinitely superior to the mould it yourself one.

Yes i had a night guard made by the dentist by i lost it and i have an appt. next mo. to get a new one. I didn't always wear it cause it was uncomfortable at first but i got sorta used to it after a while. I'm using a thinner plastic one in the mean time which i brought at the drugstore. I'll ask the dentist when i see him about the botox but maybe they only do that for ppl with jaw pain?

If you grind your teeth, the dentist will make you a mouth guard, no problem.

I do but it is very light as in the teeth barely touch.

I don't grind much myself for the moment, and I'm not using my mouth guard. I really don't like it, but it can be useful when the grinding is very hard.

It's not just an aspie problem, lots of people do this.

I know that some people use botox - for muscle spasms, and some actors like it to stop frown lines.

I think it works by paralizing the specific muscle. Stops spasms and frowning. However I think if you used it in your jaw - quite a big set of muscles really - it might severely interfere with eating and chewing. You need your jaw working not paralyzed.