No money for the dentist I am grinding my teeth and night and also clenching my jaw ?? help ideas ?

Can I just get like a football mouthpiece and make my own mouthpiece to keep my from clenching my jaw and grinding all night long due to stress I can't change because of poor health ?

No money for the dentist I am grinding my teeth and night and also clenching my jaw ?? help ideas ?
suggest u find a dental school in ur area and let them "play" with u -- real cheap way to get dental work done
Reply:You can now buy them without a prescription. Just go to a larger pharmacy (Wal-Mart has them) and you will find them.





Here's a link to one I found from drugstore.com:





http://www.drugstore.com/search/search_r...
Reply:It's called Bruxism. Most say it's caused by stress. Try this site I hope it might help:
Reply:My wife wears a mouthpiece prescribed by the dentist to prevent this at night. I believe that you can obtain a mouthpiece at a sporting goods store and this would prevent this. This is an opinion, not medical advice.
Reply:i was looking for something too,,, and i found one at wal-mart, near the pharmacy... it lloked like a really good one, but i had no money that day for it.....so look around , you should be able to find something....
Reply:NORMALLY Dentist appear to tell you to go buy a Mouthguard from the store.





However, the Dentist I have right now are being maniacs. *rants*





You probably should look for a Dentist that does Payment plans if you haven't been to a Dentist in some time, just to make sure things are okay.





I have heard Dentist recommend some people and usually women to get Children's size. I would use a Mouth Rinse every night before you put it in to make sure nothing grows, some people might recommend something that is a Dangerous level of Fluoride that you are supposed to not Swallow while it's in your mouth, but Fluoride absorbs into your system through alot of things.. so it would just seep in even if you could prevent yourself from swallowing in your sleep.





Last time I was at the store I noticed Mouthguards and they were 25-30 dollars, I hear they are 50 dollars at stores that are ripoffs and 8-15 in areas where alot fo stores have them.
Reply:Wendy...I've had the same problem in the past. I think I've gotten through it (the stress), but I'm having to get crowns now at 57 because of worn enamel.


I want to address the message you are giving yourself "can't change because of poor health." You are setting this limitation for yourself. We are free beings unless we get stuck in creating our own limitations. Stress happens when you resist what is. Look at what you are resisting with your beliefs and determine to let these beliefs go. May you pass every test. ross



necklace