Quote Originally Posted by OakLeaf View Post
Crowns don't do anything for my appearance though, since I brux too much to get porcelain ones (the whole reason my "real" teeth are crumbling). More gold in my grin every year or two.
I have 12 porcelain veneers on my top teeth, and I'm a MAJOR grinder, as in "I've never seen anyone grind so hard" (dentist). I have a special "balanced" grinding guard that was made by a bite specialist that supposedly puts the jaw in such a position that while I still clench, it doesn't stress the teeth or the muscles as much as the regular guards.

It was a stipulation by my dentist that he wasn't going to do the veneers if I didn't get a guard because otherwise I'll crack them (I did crack one, and that's why I had to get the "balanced" guard, which set me back $1000...)