If you begin to notice pain in your jaw and head, this could potentially mean the presence of bruxism. Without treatment for your chronic teeth grinding and clenching, this could lead to damaged teeth. In today’s blog, your Ankeny, IA, dentist talks about bruxism treatment. We have a comfortable and effective way to address the issue, one that doesn’t require surgery oral to address!
Jaw Pain and Other Bruxism Symptoms
If you have pain in your jaw, or a popping or clicking sensation, this could indicate imbalance or possibly the presence of an issue like bruxism. When you grind and clench your teeth on a nightly basis, this could cause headaches and migraines too, as well as tooth tensegrity and toothaches. Your teeth could appear shorter, and you could develop injuries to them as well, such as minor chips. Your significant other could also report your nighttime grinding as well. Don’t ignore the pain in your smile, instead talk to our team about treatment! Otherwise, you risk some serious complications.
The Causes and Impacts
Why do some of us develop chronic teeth grinding? This could be due to the presence of a related disorder like TMD, or possibly high stress levels in your day-to-day life. Changes to your bite balance, such as missing teeth, misalignment, injuries, and even complication with the growth of the jaw or eruption of the teeth could be factors as well. Your wisdom teeth could erupt and also alter bite balance and cause strain and complications.
Without treatment, this could place constant pressure on your bite so your teeth are worn down and damaged, leading to further pain as tooth decay and even infection develops. You could even have issues with stability later on! But we can help with an oral appliance.
Help with a Bruxism Appliance
Our team will take detailed digital images of your bite from multiple angles, and then used to design and custom-fit an appliance, one that will look and fit like a mouthguard. Once in place, this will help shift the jaw to ease pressure on your jaw joints and your bite. This also helps you avoid symptoms and can address related issues like TMJ disorder.
The appliance also puts a very soft barrier between the upper and lower sets of teeth, so if you do grind and clench your teeth, this prevents damage to them. If you have any questions about how we diagnose and treat issues like bruxism, or if you want to try an oral appliance, then let us know today! We want to help you enjoy comfortable smiles and avoid damage and other complications down the road.
Dental Impressions Provides Solutions for Teeth Grinding
Our team wants to help you avoid the long-term impacts of untreated teeth grinding and clenching. To schedule an appointment for restoring your smile, then call Dental Impressions in Ankeny, IA today at (515) 965-0230.
