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Nightguards: Protecting Your Teeth While You Sleep

Nightguards are essential dental appliances designed to protect your teeth from grinding and clenching during sleep. These custom-fit guards create a barrier between your upper and lower teeth, preventing excessive wear, fractures, and jaw discomfort. By wearing a nightguard, you can safeguard your oral health and wake up feeling refreshed. Don't let teeth grinding harm your smile - consult with us to get a personalized nightguard solution and enjoy peaceful nights and healthy teeth.

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Nightguards: Protecting Your Teeth While You Sleep

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  1. Nightguards: Protecting Your Teeth While You Sleep By Channel Islands Family Dental Office

  2. WHAT ARE NIGHTGUARDS? A nightguard is also known as a bite, occlusal guard or splint device is placed over the teeth for protection. These guards are not designed to prevent people from clenching or grinding their teeth. When you clench your jaw, the dental night guard will help relieve the tension and cushion the jaw muscles.

  3. HOW ARE NIGHTGUARDS MADE? Nightguards are usually made of plastic; they are designed to be worn over the upper or lower teeth, most commonly over the upper teeth. A model of your mouth will be needed, as these guards are custom designed for you in a dental lab. Models will be made in the office with ourdentists in Santa Paula. They are made in a way that allows you to breathe easily and speak normally. They are designed to be comfortable on the teeth. Water may be imbibed while wearing them, but you should avoid sugary foods and drinks to keep the guards clean and prevent bacteria buildup on the teeth during sleep.

  4. HOW NIGHTGUARDS WORK The American Association of Orthodontists explains that just before reaching deep sleep, different reasons cause breathing pauses, especially our tongue or the position we adopt. They can pause or even block our breathing.. In these cases,the brain orders the jaw to act, tighten, and grind to keep the airways open and to be able to breathe. This allows us to continue breathing but prevents us from going into a deep sleep. Generally, this is reflected in our mental and physical health.

  5. THE BENEFITS OF A NIGHTGUARD Wearing a well-fitting, custom-fitted nightguard can help protect your teeth, sleep well, and avoid headaches and jaw pain in the morning. Bruxism is, in fact, one of the principal causes of endodontics, as the wear on the tooth gets to the point where the deeper tissues are exposed. This will cause sensitivity and pain, plus it will be difficult to restore with resins as these restorations do not last. Nightguards are less expensive than crowns, veneers, bridges, implants, extractions, and root canals that are sometimes necessary to repair teeth that have been worn down or damaged by clenching and grinding. Our dentists in Santa Paula may recommend that you start wearing one for a few hours while you are awake, so you can get used to the sensation before sleeping with it. If well cared for, nightguards can last up to ten years, making them a very worthwhile investment.

  6. Contact Us Channel Islands Family Dental Office 248 W Harvard Blvd., Suite B Santa Paula, CA 93060, United States (805) 525-1573 https://santapauladentists.com/

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