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A member asked:
Can a child wear an adult night guard for teeth grinding?
5 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
NO: Bruxism is the term for this and it indicates as surely as anything can that the limbic system of the brain is in a marginal metabolic state.The easiest way to cause this is through a diet that is filles with "empty calories" partularly sweets. Look at my blog entitled "oxygen the spark of life" which you can google.
Answered 12/13/2014
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No: Mouthguard should be fit to child's mouth- if old enough, from sports store or child's dentist.
Answered 9/15/2012
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No: Please take your child to ENT (ear nose throat) specialist and have them remove his/ her adenoid and tonsil. The reason cause of grinding on children is usually they can not breath during the blockage of air passage due to enlargement of adenoid and tonsil.
Answered 6/10/2014
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I clench and grind teeth during sleep at night for 4 years... With very high sound... Please tell me treatment?I have no any stress, no anxiety..... If you recommend me "night guard" then please also tell me for how long I should wear it? Thank you?
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Can I wear my night guard after tooth extraction or will it crak with grinding?
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Need help. I've got a bite plate because i grind my teeth, can I wear it as a mouth guard for hockey?
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Does it matter if i wear a bite guard against tmd? I probably still grind and cause TMJ problems. It could also mess up my teeth i feel (soft one tho)
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Can children wear night guards? Our seven year old son grinds his teeth at night, and i've worn a night guard for bruxism for many years as an adult. Do they have the same things for kids, and if so, do they have to always get new ones due to growth?
I wear a mouth guard for grinding so my teeth don't get much air at night. Could that be why they feel so dull?
When you grind your teeth just at night when you are sleeping do you have to wear a night guard all your life?
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I already have dental implants for 2 of my incisors, but clench/grind my teeth. can i wear a night guard? My dentist said i should get one from them but my insurance doesnt cover. The drugstore moldable dental guard says not to use if i have implants?
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