- Should you use a night guard (which covers your teeth) and if so which type?
- For whom do university websites exist?
- Why is 20% of mother’s milk indigestible?
- The growth of Steve Martin’s “oblique” comedy
Thanks to Paul Sas, Ryan Holiday, and Casey Manion.
Night guards don’t prevent grinding, and they only barely protect your teeth. In addition, my experience says that wearing a night guard encourages stronger grinding (because it’s less uncomfortable to grind), which would be even more true of the drug store variety (which are softer).
For a lot more information on the frustratingly bad state of understanding of bruxism, see here: https://www.is.wayne.edu/mnissani/bruxnet/advice.htm
Unfortunately, there’s not a good community now for people with the problem, and that page is old, so nobody (at least, nobody I know of) is pushing forward our understanding.
American life expectancy is notably lower than British: I’ve often wondered if Americans are paying for their obsession with dentistry.
The NTI device is a type of night guard that is worn on the front teeth only. It was approved by the FDA in 2001 for migraine prevention.
I never had migraines but I purchased it because I wanted a hard plastic night guard that would leach less toxins. I have used it every night for over three years and don’t even notice it.
https://www.headacheprevention.com