{"id":63,"date":"2021-09-08T00:52:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T00:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/planodentaldistinction.com\/blog\/?p=63"},"modified":"2022-11-22T00:53:35","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T00:53:35","slug":"when-to-consider-a-night-guard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planodentaldistinction.com\/blog\/when-to-consider-a-night-guard\/","title":{"rendered":"When to Consider a Night Guard"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Not everything in life needs to be complicated, which is certainly true of a simple night guard. From teeth grinding to jaw pain, you can easily resolve these potentially serious problems by wearing a simple acrylic device over your teeth when you sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to learn more about the many benefits of a night guard<\/a>, Dr. Mohammed Mansour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

and the team here at Plano Dental Distinction<\/a> present the following information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Conditions that can benefit from a night guard<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are two primary purposes for a night guard, starting with bruxism, which is the medical term for grinding or clenching your teeth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teeth grinding largely occurs at night while you sleep, which not only keeps your bed partner up, but it can also wear down your teeth prematurely. This nightly grinding and\/or clenching not only breaks down the protective enamel on your teeth, leaving them more susceptible to tooth decay, you can also develop:<\/p>\n\n\n\n