Borderline
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I noticed in another thread that I am not the only one here who has dental problems related to PTSD.
I have problems with going to the dentist in the first place but this is improving.
I grind my teeth at night when I am asleep. This has done a lot of damage to my teeth, they are worn and some have broken. My dentist made me a mouth guard to put in at night. I have enough problems sleeping and this did not help. I learned to spit it out while asleep. I tried 3 others I developed a gag reaction to having them in at night, so this avenue seemed exhausted.
The consultant who made the final guard offered me a different solution, Botox injections putting the toxin deep inside the jaw muscles. This worked very well, over the next two weeks the muscles weakened and wasted in size.(they were very big prior to this). I no longer had the strength to do damage to my teeth. One warning, you might not be able to smile for a few weeks if the toxin moves around, this did not bother me.
I was also refered to the nearest dental hospital, to have the damage repaired, after a couple of useless repairs which broke immediatly I got fed up and did not go back. I referred myself back to the first consultant, he retreated me, he also wrote to the dental hospital regarding the poor treatment that I had been given.
The dental hospital recalled me and a senior consultant took over my repair work. What a difference this made, he asked if I could take part in his lectures, this only meant him photographing the work as it was done. His solution was " old fashioned" rebuilds done in gold. So after many visits I now have all the damage repaired in gold, a few gold crowns and the worn surfaces lined in gold. As Gold is a "soft" metal in wears before damage occurs. At present my 4 front lower teeth are the only ones without gold inlays. I am also glad to have the old mercury based fillings removed. This along with Botox injections every 12-18months has been a good combination for me.
I dont know if getting rid of my PTSD would stop the grinding, I think that I have been doing it for so long that it would probably continue.
Getting this problem sorted has been such a relief, I even have been able to let one or two senior students examine the work, so I am improving.
Has anyone else got similar storys or any treatments that have worked for them? I am always looking for advice in this area.:poke:
I have problems with going to the dentist in the first place but this is improving.
I grind my teeth at night when I am asleep. This has done a lot of damage to my teeth, they are worn and some have broken. My dentist made me a mouth guard to put in at night. I have enough problems sleeping and this did not help. I learned to spit it out while asleep. I tried 3 others I developed a gag reaction to having them in at night, so this avenue seemed exhausted.
The consultant who made the final guard offered me a different solution, Botox injections putting the toxin deep inside the jaw muscles. This worked very well, over the next two weeks the muscles weakened and wasted in size.(they were very big prior to this). I no longer had the strength to do damage to my teeth. One warning, you might not be able to smile for a few weeks if the toxin moves around, this did not bother me.
I was also refered to the nearest dental hospital, to have the damage repaired, after a couple of useless repairs which broke immediatly I got fed up and did not go back. I referred myself back to the first consultant, he retreated me, he also wrote to the dental hospital regarding the poor treatment that I had been given.
The dental hospital recalled me and a senior consultant took over my repair work. What a difference this made, he asked if I could take part in his lectures, this only meant him photographing the work as it was done. His solution was " old fashioned" rebuilds done in gold. So after many visits I now have all the damage repaired in gold, a few gold crowns and the worn surfaces lined in gold. As Gold is a "soft" metal in wears before damage occurs. At present my 4 front lower teeth are the only ones without gold inlays. I am also glad to have the old mercury based fillings removed. This along with Botox injections every 12-18months has been a good combination for me.
I dont know if getting rid of my PTSD would stop the grinding, I think that I have been doing it for so long that it would probably continue.
Getting this problem sorted has been such a relief, I even have been able to let one or two senior students examine the work, so I am improving.
Has anyone else got similar storys or any treatments that have worked for them? I am always looking for advice in this area.:poke:
