Dental - Bite plate/Night Guard

I had an expensive guard made... but it seemed pointless.  I'd wake up and find it across the room.  Then it cracked after about a month (of being chucked hard at the wall, I guess..)  Do they make guards you can't take out when you're asleep?

A well made one is actually difficult to get off your teeth, because it kind of suctions itself on.

Mine came as part of a bigger dental overhaul I had done, so I had no idea they were so expensive. I'll treat it with more respect from now on.

Madeira - I think yours is either not fitted properly, or you are actually ripping it out of your mouth whilst you sleep. 

A properly fitted nightguard should "click" in and not be easily removed.

I'll go with the 'ripping it out' option.  It's fitted well, I think.. I have to warm it up a bit to get it in.  It seems comfortable enough; I can walk around with it  while I'm awake, no movement.  I just don't keep it in long once I'm asleep. 

I'll go with the 'ripping it out' option.  It's fitted well, I think.. I have to warm it up a bit to get it in.  It seems comfortable enough; I can walk around with it  while I'm awake, no movement.  I just don't keep it in long once I'm asleep. 

Maybe you can get some "ugly betty" headgear!!   That'd help keep it in!

just a warning:

be careful of using dental nightguards. if you have any TMJ symptoms at all, a nightguard can exacerbate them. and, trust me on this one, TMJ pain is worse than any annoyance or inconvenience cause by regular old clenching & grinding.

i would strongly advise seeing a TMJ specialist if you have any pain in the joints in your head, which can radiate to include the entire muscular structure of the cranium, neck & shoulders.

just a warning:

be careful of using dental nightguards. if you have any TMJ symptoms at all, a nightguard can exacerbate them. and, trust me on this one, TMJ pain is worse than any annoyance or inconvenience cause by regular old clenching & grinding.

i would strongly advise seeing a TMJ specialist if you have any pain in the joints in your head, which can radiate to include the entire muscular structure of the cranium, neck & shoulders.

i strongly second that.