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Originally Posted by Ghaati
I had my first night guard made around 7 years ago. It was heavy acrylic, fitted to my mouth from a mold. It finally cracked a few weeks ago. My retainer for my lower teeth is also in lousy shape, so my dentist said he'll set me up with 4 full sets (upper/lower) of retainers. The top one will work fine as a mouth guard even though it'll be a little thinner. But since the kit comes with 4 of them, the combination will last longer than 7 years.
These are also acrylic, just not as thick as a traditional acrylic mouth guard.
I'm so used to wearing them at night, that when I forget to put them in I spend around 20 minutes in bed feeling like I just can't get to sleep, and eventually remember why and get up and put them in.
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^^ I’ve been wearing the same custom-made mouth guard on my upper teeth for 18 years. I’m also so use to wearing it at night that I feel “weird” without them in. I use to wake up with awful headaches and a sore jaw for many years before a dentist recommended using a mouth guard to protect my teeth from the grinding.
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