Clenching teeth?

[Crankin]

I seem to go through periods of clenching, but it hasn't happened in a long time. I did have Invisalign (second time for braces) in 2005-07, so I think my bite is much better now.

[Catrin]

I seem to go through periods of clenching, but it hasn't happened in a long time. I did have Invisalign (second time for braces) in 2005-07, so I think my bite is much better now.

Glad to hear it worked for you! Thankfully this has only happened 3 times in the last year, so I have pretty good hopes that learning more robust relaxation techniques will go far to help me. I am only aware of doing it while awake for a couple of days after a night-time event. Apparently the clenching is bad enough to aggravate all of the nerves in that portion of my mouth which is why touching my teeth when it wakes me up increases the intensity of the pain so much. Ugh.

I've had dentists over the years insist that I really need braces, and I do, but it is just too expensive and I've read/heard of too many experiences that other 50+ year old people have had with the process. I can still eat and that is what matters...