Teeth Clenching etc

Hi Everyone,

I dont know if this topic belongs here or not. But i am a teeth clencher/grinder. I do it all night long apparently. Sometimes i wake up with a sore jaw!

I dont even know im doing it.

I don't have dreams either! Infact i cant even remember the last time i had a dream!

Anyone else have this problem? Possible side effect of the meds?

I must remember to tell the doctor about it and see what he says.

From what the dentist has said I am also guilty, however I do dream, always have so those things are probably not related. I have no idea what can be done about it or if certain meds make it worse or not. I'd be very interested to find out any answers you may come up with. Judy

I grind my teeth at night too, well before I was on meds - and would be interested in what you dox says.

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I talked to my counsllor today who said my teeth clenching is probably just from tension and being stressed and he suggested I get a mouth guard. Yip you heard it right. A mouthguard. Now, im off to buy one and see if i can sleep with it in and see if that makes any difference!

I have a sore jaw every day now because of this horrible teeth grinding.

Sleeping with a mouth guard? Oh joy what fun that will be.

mmmm yes I had been recommened to use a mouth guard at night .... but was suggested by my dentist...

hmmmmm sexy!!

Mylife,

Does Pete know of your feelings for your Dentist? 'Cos if he reads it here first, he might get a shock, ML. At his age, shocks can't be healthy.

You really owe it to him to say that you think that your dentist is sexy. I don't wanna interefere in your Relationship(s?) but I just don't want to see you get hurt, hon.

Oh, and I hope you're getting a good Discount?

claire

The mouth guard wont stop the sore jaw, will it??? please keep us informed as to how it goes with a mouth guard, i too get terrible jaw pain from clenching my teeth at night .

gosh, mouth guards of all things!! lol where do you but them anyway??!!

Haha Paddy,

Christ I wouldn't sleep with my dentist if a million dollars was offered to me!

Pfftt maybe a billion!!

Needless to say I have never worn a mouth guard to bed......hehehehe

I bought a mouthguard from the pharmacy but true to my nature I did not read the directions properly and it said to put it in hot water and then in your mouth to try and mould or something. Anyway I forgot to take it out of the hot water and ended up melting the mouthguard before I could use it. Oh well wasted $7.30 will try again.

But funnily enough the day i bought the mouthguard, well that night, I had the best sleep ever and have been having lots of good sleep since then too. Geeeeeeeez maybe it was all in my head! Just having the mouthguard in the house (nevermind its in the rubbish bin now) gave me a better nights sleep! LOL!

Will keep you posted!