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The dentist has told me that i am grinding my teeth down and probably doing this in my sleep and basically the teeth are being worn down and i need a mouthguard to wear when i sleep to protect them from being further worn away.
He says the mouthguard will cost £150 and i need it urgently. But a friend reckons you can get a mouth guard in boots for a tenner or something and thinks i would be silly to spend £150. But i don't know if a cheap one from boots is going to be a proper decent one or not?
Should i spend £150 or get one for a tenner at boots?
Also are they uncomfortable to wear? I'm not that delighted at the prospect of having to wear one
He says the mouthguard will cost £150 and i need it urgently. But a friend reckons you can get a mouth guard in boots for a tenner or something and thinks i would be silly to spend £150. But i don't know if a cheap one from boots is going to be a proper decent one or not?
Should i spend £150 or get one for a tenner at boots?
Also are they uncomfortable to wear? I'm not that delighted at the prospect of having to wear one
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I had one done a couple of years ago, and I can't remember the exact amount I was charged, but I think it was around £60 from my NHS dentist.
I gave up eventually as I religiously put it in at night only to find it on the bedside table every morning as I'd taken it out without properly waking up and realising that I'd done it!
OP - I'd probably opt for a properly fitted one from the dentist - likely to be thinner than one you can get in sports shops or Boots and will be fitted properly to your teeth. Possibility is that if you grind onto a thick mouthguard at night (which you wouldn't generally do when wearing one during the day) you might cause muscle and joint problems in your jaw,which could give you headaches and pain.
Having said that, I'm not an expert or a dentist, so the above paragraph may be a complete load of baloney!
Hehe well i can imagine they must be terribly uncomfortable to wear
They're not really as they are quite thin and fitted closely to your teeth. I have no idea why I kept taking mine out in my sleep!
Prior to having one, i used to wake up with horrendous toothache and would occasionally grind so much i would wake myself up.
Ive tried the non-dental ones before but they arent fitted so arent very comfortable.
I paid around £70 for mine but it is worth it.