I'm a wuss...

[Blue_Fedora]

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 =)

[badger]

yeah, you have to put things into perspective, but then you look at this small piece of plastic that looks just like all the other guards I've had before and wonder what makes it so much more expensive.

At first my boyfriend thought I was chattering my teeth incredibly fast while I was sleeping. It turns out that sound is the teeth rubbing against the guard making a "chattering" sound! I actually cracked my last one in two places.

[Miranda]

yep... a multiple thousands of $$$ s mouth here...

drugs and a driver...

two things that can help a lot