Guitars for Bruxism
What is bruxism?
In medical terms, bruxism or gnashing of teeth is the involuntary friction movement of the teeth of the two arcades that can manifest at any time of the day, but especially at night.
The form of nocturnal bruxism is considered more severe than diurnal, because the patient has no control over it, being unconscious during sleep.
Patients often rub their teeth for hours at night and become aware that they are bruxists only when they start to face the unpleasant consequences of this disease (“bite” or even tooth loss).
How can we realize we suffer from bruxism?
Patients who come to our dental office generally have symptoms such as:
Headaches
Pain in the mandible
Pain in the ears
Depression / anxiety
Increased sensitivity of teeth to sweet, cold or warm
Difficulties in mastication
Limited opening / closing movements of the mouth
Insomnia
What is the bullet for bruxism?
The bruxism guitar is a plastic mask with variable, hardness, flexibility and variable thickness, transparent or colored, applied to one of the arches, the maxilla or the mandible. This element for the protection of teeth from possible trauma is similar to that used by athletes (those who practice boxing).
I’m a bruxoman! How can bruxism be treated?
Bruxism can be treated through / consists of:
The main cause of stress is we recommend you to learn relaxation techniques or call an unhyshologist who will teach you to deal more easily with daily problems.
Surely the dentist’s recommendation will be to wear bruxism at night.
Dental appliances for correcting bad teeth, dentures and / or dental spasms, tooth rotations, all contributing to “toothblasting” or even loss of teeth.
Food supplements: magnesium, calcium, and so on.
Medicines for muscle relaxation
Rarely, surgical treatment designed to restore injuries to the temporomandibular joint