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Can using a mouth guard hurt or affect the mouth or teeth in any way?
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For sports or sleep?: If you used a do-it-yourself brand, then yes, if for sleep. For sports if not fitted well, possible. Dawson, pankey and several other fine post graduate courses teaches dentists on how to properly fabricate and adjust an occlusal mouth guard. If made properly should not hurt your mouth or teeth. Other possible problems are within the disc itself. Further testing would need to happen to verify this.
Answered 6/12/2013
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Helps: A sports mouth guard helps protect your teeth from trauma. Have a well fitting, professionally made guard fabricated... It is a minor cost next to the thousands of dollars that can be spend restoring a few broken or avulsed teeth.
Answered 4/12/2020
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Side Effects: Night mouth guards provide protection for the teeth but could worsen symptoms of other disorders, such as sleep apnea or may change the bite. To avoid potential side effects, the patient should be regularly monitored.
Answered 11/4/2015
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