Quote Originally Posted by badger View Post
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...)
Badger, based on my experience the price of your balanced guard was about the same as if you had to have one of those nice veneers replaced! Not a bad deal. Better $1k on the guard than $12k to replace all the veneers And for the record, if the dentist says he's never seen anyone grind so hard then you, my dear, are one heckuva grinder =)