Bruxism, or chronic teeth grinding and clenching, can place serious pressure on your teeth. Without treatment, this could crack, chip, and wear down teeth, causing painful symptoms. But we can help! In today’s blog, Mansfield Dental Associates in Mansfield talks about how we help prevent damage with a custom bruxism appliance! You can enjoy relief, and we can even offer durable and lifelike repair for any damaged teeth.
Teeth Grinding and Damaged Teeth
When you grind your teeth on a regular basis, also known as bruxism, this could lead to serious trouble for your oral health. The pressure from teeth grinding can wear down outer enamel and even crack or chip a tooth, exposing the sensitive inner tissues to create a higher risk of tooth decay and infection. This could also alter the appearance of your smile in negative ways. Bruxism could be caused by high stress levels, or changes to your bite balance, such as misalignment, TMJ disorder, tooth loss, or injury to the face or jaw, or issue with growth of your jaw or eruption of your teeth.
Warning signs of trouble may include painful toothaches and senility, headaches and migraines, jaw and facial pain, and aches in the neck and shoulders. Don’t ignore this pain, talk to our team right away about a possible solution.
Creating Custom Oral Appliances
For many, we can offer relief with a simple oral appliance, which looks like a mouthguard and is worn at night while you sleep. Our team will custom-fit the appliance based on detailed digital images and impressions we take of your bite. The completed device is worn nightly, and helps shift your jaw to keep your bite even and balanced. The appliance also places a soft barrier between the upper and lower teeth to prevent further damage to them.
Restoring Your Teeth
What if your bruxism has worn down teeth or even cracked or chipped them? If this happens, our team could offer improvement with restorative dentistry. For a minor chip, we could repair the tooth in one visit with dental bonding, using the same material employed in our lifelike tooth fillings. For more substantial injuries, we could cap the tooth with a lifelike and durable tooth. If you have any questions about how we diagnose and treat issues like teeth grinding, or about how we can repair and restore your teeth to ensure a lifelike appearance and durable chewing surface, then reach out to our team today to learn more and start your treatment journey.
Our Team Provides Bruxism Appliances
Treating your chronic teeth grinding and clenching can help safeguard your smile, so you avoid discomfort and the risk of tooth loss. To learn more about easing jaw joint strain and grinding/clenching, or schedule your appointment, call our Mansfield, TX, dental team today at 817-473-6227.
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