Sleep and Dental Health Blog

If you have bruxism, you likely are a teeth grinder or clencher. You might grind or clench at night or during the day. Bruxism can be treated in many ways, but a night guard is a very common and no

Modern medicine can produce some marvelous results, but it doesn’t work for everyone. When the conventional bruxism treatments fail to stop your teeth grinding and symptoms like jaw pain continu

We all need our precious sleep, so we tend to get frustrated when something keeps us awake. For some, sleeping with a night guard is a big challenge. Dentists typically recommend night guards (a

You never order steaks or ice cream these days, because you know you’ll experience a shooting pain when those foods contact your teeth. You’re worried about the underlying issues and wonder if your

If you care for them well, your adult teeth should be lifelong companions. But if you’ve experienced teeth abrasion, you understand how much grief your teeth can give you through sensitivity and

Another morning, another splitting headache. Or maybe you’re wrestling with persistent jaw soreness for what feels like the millionth day in a row. Sometimes you don’t even look forward to hitting

Waking up with painful or  sensitive teeth time and time again isn’t normal. To answer the common question “ Why do my teeth hurt when I wake up?”, we should first consider that finding th

Just as you brush your teeth every morning and night, your night guard for teeth grinding and clenching needs to be cleaned daily as well. The same bacteria in your mouth will be transferred o

One of the first things I wondered when I was diagnosed with bruxism was: is bruxism hereditary? My dad also wears a night guard--does this condition have anything to do with genetics? Of course