Are you a boxer or athlete? If so, wearing a mouth guard comes completely naturally to you. In the more likely scenario that you are not a boxer or athlete, you should still consider wearing a nightguard from a dentist in Kitchener. This simple device can protect and preserve your dental and general health in several ways. Here are a few reasons to wear a nightguard.
If you’ve sustained damage to your dental work and awoken with jaw pain and even a reduced range of motion in your jaw, you may be experiencing sleep bruxism. Sleep bruxism is a condition where people clench their jaw and grind their teeth, exposing them to pressures far beyond normal day to day use.
Whether or not you suffer from bruxism, the muscles in your face and jaw get a thorough workout during the day — talking, chewing, biting, chewing, and even sports and other activities. All those tensions, movements. Night guards near you can give those muscles that well-deserved break.
Do you struggle to fall or stay asleep? Sleeping problems can often be associated with symptoms relating to bruxism, temporomandibular dysfunction, muscle tiredness or soreness, or just an innocuous inability to relax.
Much as we often make light of it, snoring can be a real detriment to your sleep and even your relationships. After all, your sleep isn’t the only sleep interrupted. Sleep apnea — a condition where your breathing is interrupted repeatedly throughout the night.
This one may surprise you. If you think about it, you wouldn’t be surprised that a child’s teeth move around in their jaw. If you really think about it, you’d realize that even adult teeth move. After all, that’s the point of orthodontic work.
