Ask yourself the following questions:
Do I experience pain in my jaw joint?
Do I have difficulty opening or closing my mouth?
Do I have sensitivity in my teeth?
Do my teeth look shorter?
Do I get routine headaches?
If you answer yes for one or more of the above questions then these could be clear signs of grinding or bruxing. Grinding is mainly associated with the problem like: Strees, Anxiety, Drug abuse, smoking, excess use of alcohol. Currently, there is no cure for grinding. However, it can be controlled. If you grind your teeth during the day and/or at night your dentist will recommend a night guard to protect your teeth. If un-controlled, you can damage your jaw joint, your teeth or any dental treatment you have received from your dentist.
If you need more information about the night guard or just simply you want to know if you require a night guard, please feel free to call us on 02 9281 0007. We are here to help you.
Where to read more on this at Village Dental Kogarah
Reading about it only gets you so far. These are the pages that explain how our dentists in Kogarah actually treat it, and what a visit involves.
Village Dental Kogarah is at Shop 5/23-26 Station St, Kogarah NSW 2217. Eight clinicians work across our two Sydney practices, including a dental prosthetist — meet the team. We look after patients from Kogarah, Kogarah Bay, Rockdale, Bexley, Bexley North, Carlton, Allawah, Banksia, Monterey and Sans Souci. If you would like to talk it through, call (02) 9281 0007 or book a time online.
A note on this articleThis is general information written for patients, not dental advice for your own mouth. Teeth, gums and medical histories differ, and so does what suits them, so please have a dentist examine you before deciding on any treatment. If something in your mouth is painful, bleeding or has been knocked out, ring us on (02) 9281 0007 rather than waiting.