Hi everyone,

I want to know whether anyone here has bruxism and has to wear a night guard when they're sleeping? i got my night guard today and I'm wearing it atm, I hate it so much, but I know I have to wear it so that the pain will go away. How do you cope with it?

I almost screamed because I literally just found this out at a dentist appointment yesterday.

I was told before that it looks like I grind my teeth so I should wear my retainer every night (it's essentially a mouth guard), but I didn't know the word bruxism until yesterday.

Tbh it kind of scares me. I'm only 23 and idk how long I've been doing it but some of my back teeth are already so worn down and kind of sunken in. My front teeth all look good though which I'm thankful for. It's just worrisome to find out that there's no "cure" for this, just the safeguard of a retainer/mouth guard.

I just saw you mentioned pain though, I've never had pain from it actually..

May I ask why you grind your teeth? I grind mine due to anxiety and stress. The bite guard wasn't that uncomfortable to wear last night.

It's estimated that up to 70% of bruxism is caused by anxiety and stress, are you currently under any stress or are you anxious all the time?

I can relate to you and even though I haven't been diagnosed with SA, I understand what you mean, did you ever think of getting a bite guard?