Poll Teeth Grinders

[Lullaby_Blue]

Wondering how many of us with ptsd grind or clench their teeth.

 

[DucatiGirl]

*holds up hand* I don't grind my teeth at night, thank goodness, but I do clench my jaw -- stress and anxiety OVERLOAD. I see a masseuse regularly, and she actually works on my jaw muscles for me.

I had two custom mouthguards made from a company called Impact. They also make night guards for folks that grind their teeth at night, and they will shave them down if you have issues with gag reflexes. They were really easy to deal with and everything was done through the mail -- admittedly it took a long time but they were also about half the cost than my dentist. In any case, might be worth investigating if anyone is having troubles.

 

[Chimera]

I've only had one cavity in my life, but I've 4 cracked teeth, 2 of them happened last week.

 

[DucatiGirl]

@Chimera Oh owie owie owie! *wincing*

 

[Whyteferret]

Wondering how many of us with ptsd grind or clench their teeth.

I had to get a specially made mouth guard to sleep in. I'm so happy my dental insurance evidently decided that preventing harm was less expensive than fixing it

 

[gypsysoul]

I had to get a specially made mouth guard to sleep in.

Me too! It makes me drool insanely though.
I wake up with my teeth still clenched some mornings, takes me a little bit to release them. It hurts so bad :(

 

[Whyteferret]

Me too! It makes me drool insanely though.
I wake up with my teeth still clenched some mornings, tak...

@gypsysoul
No kidding about the drooling. I called my dentist over it and was told it was the appliance and it is normal.

I still wear it. I don't wake up with a headache or sore jaw.

 

[Whyteferret]

@gypsysoul
No kidding about the drooling. I called my dentist over it and was...

One thing you can try if you can't get a dentist is a soft football mouth guard. It will protect your teeth and cushion the pressure a little. It doesn't help as much as the one made by a dentist but it does take the edge off a little

 

[BloomInWinter]

I have Bruxism as well, though it's much, MUCH better after EMDR. I wear a hard appliance and my dentist made it so my back teeth can't make contact. My front teeth still bite on it, but it's not hurting them.

There's a previous thread on this topic at https://www.myptsd.com/threads/ptsd-and-dental-woes.25225/#post-367322

 

[Deleted member 34424]

I do, and so does my mom (so it might be a genetic thing too) and we're both getting nightguards for it.

 

[Felicia0330]

I do not grind my teeth, but I do clench my teeth. I do it whenever I am having a nightmare or during the day if I am having a flashback or panic attack.

 

[asadafagahajakal]

I had a mouth guard for my lower jaw because I used to grind my teeth so much. The darn thing misaligned my jaw and that didn't fix itself until I broke my jaw in a longboarding accident.