Nightguards and bite splints can make a world of difference for our clenching and grinding patients by alleviating pain and preventing further destruction of the patient's existing healthy teeth. Symptoms of clenching and grinding include: sore teeth, loose teeth, headaches, pain in the muscles of the head and neck, and pain/soreness in the area of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Wearing a custom-made bite splint or nightguard has been shown to eliminate many of these symptoms and prevent the wear and destruction of the remaining teeth.
