A night guard is a custom-made oral appliance designed to protect your teeth from grinding or clenching while you sleep, preventing damage and discomfort.

A night guard is a custom-fitted oral appliance that typically looks like a thin, clear plastic tray that fits comfortably over your upper or lower teeth. It is designed to protect your teeth from grinding or clenching while you sleep. The night guard is made specifically for your mouth using impressions or digital scans to ensure a snug, secure fit. It’s lightweight, comfortable, and discreet, making it easy to wear throughout the night without discomfort.

Grinding (Bruxism): Bruxism is the chronic, unconscious grinding of your teeth that can result from a number of different factors.

Clenching: Clenching is NOT side-to-side movement of the teeth causing wear, but the STATIC HOLDING of the teeth together for periods of time with excessive force.

If you grind or clench your teeth at night, it can lead to tooth wear, jaw pain, headaches, and even tooth fractures. A night guard can help protect your teeth and alleviate these symptoms.

A sports guard is a custom-made mouthguard designed to protect your teeth, gums, and jaw during contact sports or activities that could result in injury to your mouth.

Night guards are designed to prevent teeth grinding and clenching while sleeping, while sports guards are made to withstand impacts during physical activities and prevent dental injuries.

We take impressions of your teeth to create a custom guard that fits comfortably and securely. This ensures optimal protection and comfort during use.

Yes! Because they are custom-made to fit your teeth, both night guards and sports guards are designed to be comfortable and easy to wear, with minimal discomfort.

With proper care, a custom guard can last for several years. Regular dental checkups will ensure that the guard continues to fit properly and is effective in protecting your teeth.

Clean your guard regularly with mild soap and water. Store it in a protective case to prevent damage when not in use. Avoid exposing it to heat, which can cause it to warp.

If you answer, “YES” to any of the following, you may be a candidate for a Night Guard/Sports Guard

Do you grind your teeth at night or suffer from muscle tension?

Do you wake up with headaches?(In regards to your Teen)

Does your teen play a high school sport like Volleyball or Soccer where they clecnch/grind their teeth?

For instance, if your teeth and jawbone are misaligned, then the imbalance in your bite might make your jaw joints and muscles uncomfortable, causing them to shift uncomfortably and force your teeth together. Other factors, such as increased levels of stress and damage to your jaw joint, can also contribute to chronic bruxism. If you catch yourself grinding your teeth more often than you’re comfortable with, or if your dentist notices signs of wear and damage during your checkup and cleaning appointment, then you may be suffering from bruxism. If so, then you might require a custom-designed appliance to protect your teeth. In addition, trauma from sports is very common. Highly rigorous team activities like Soccer, Basketball, and Football tend to be the leading cause of dental trauma in addition to bicycle and skateboarding accidents. That is why we custom fabricate our Sports Guards. And now with the 3M TRIOS Scanner at our office, getting the perfect fit from a night guard has never been easier. We digitally design your night guard or sports guard by taking a scan of your upper and lower teeth and leaving the dental materials out of your mouth. After you leave, we take over the rest. We digitally design the thickness and occlusion, or bite while you are out of the office.

Night guards are typically made of soft, flexible material and are worn over the teeth at night to protect them from clenching and grinding. Sport mouth guards are made of harder material and are worn during physical activity to protect the teeth from impact.

It depends on your needs. If you have problems with clenching or grinding your teeth at night, a night guard may be a good option for you. If you participate in contact sports or other activities where there is a risk of dental injury, a sport mouth guard may be a better choice.

Only a dentist or orthodontist can determine whether you need a night guard or sport mouth guard. They will take into account your dental history, symptoms, and lifestyle to make a recommendation.

We offer custom-fit, high-quality night guards and sports guards, ensuring comfort and protection. Plus, we provide convenient evening and after-school appointments to fit your schedule.

An NTI, or NTI-tss (Nociceptive Trigeminal Inhibition Tension Suppression System), is a small custom-made dental appliance that fits over your front teeth. It is designed to reduce clenching and grinding, which can help relieve headaches, jaw pain, and protect your teeth from wear.

Clenching and grinding your teeth isn’t automatically a sign of bruxism. On the contrary, bruxism describes the constant and often unconscious grinding of your teeth.

For many patients, it occurs only or mostly at night, making it more difficult to detect. Therefore, you may not realize that you have bruxism until the condition leads to extensive tooth damage, or worse.

If left untreated, the pressure of your bite can end up destroying one or more of your teeth.

Fortunately, most patients can benefit from a custom-designed bruxism appliance that fits comfortably over their teeth, protecting them from the friction of grinding against each other.

1. TMJ disorder, which stands for temporomandibular joint disorder.

2. Damage, dislocation, inflammation, or other discrepancies with your jaw joints.

3. Bite imbalances that causes the bite on one side of the mouth to be higher than the other.

4. Excessive wear on the tips of the canines, causing a worn appearance.

1. Additional growths of bone called “Tori” (See Diagram)

2. Pot holes in the back teeth called “Wear Facets”

3. Fractures in multiple teeth with existing silver fillings

4. Abfraction Lesions (or V-Shaped Notches at the Gumline)

5. Muscle Pain at the Temples or the Angle of the Jaw