Dental Guard SMARTGUARD ELITE (2 Guards 1 Travel case) Front tooth Custom Anti Teeth Grinding Night Guard for Clenching - Dentist Designed - Bruxi...

I have tried sooooo many night guards for my BRUTAL grinding and clenching at night and this is the first time I woke up without an aching jaw!!! Ive even had custom ones made by the dentist that always left my front teeth soooo sore because they were always a snug fit and made my teeth feel like they were being pulled back. The problem with most of the night guards is that youre still grinding and clenching so even though your teeth are more protected, your jaw will still be sore. This night guard prevents your molars from touching which is GENIUS!!!! The majority of my pain comes from the molars/jaw but this night guard has completely eliminated the jaw pain by preventing me from grinding at all. It is a bit bulkier so it made it more difficult to even clench my teeth at all lol This night guard is also a softer material so its not squeezing my front teeth and leaving them sore. It was easy to mold and the quality is fantastic! This product is life changing 10/10

So Ive had this for 5 days now. Molding it was fairly simple . I messed up the first one because I was afraid of burning myself and didnt do it in front of a mirror . The second one came out perfect when I really bit down into it. However it is gigantic . I am a petite female and this things is so huge and bulky in my mouth. I couldnt sleep at all the first night since it just felt uncomfortable to my mouth and jaws . Second night it improved and by third night got used to it . I previously had a version of this made by a dentist that cost $200 something and was very small and lightweight but I lost it so I wanted to try this as a cheap replacement . It has this tiny hole on the bottom used to attach the mold stick that keeps giving my tongue a blister every night . My jaws do feel less pain so I guess its doing its job but its so uncomfortable with how wide open its keeping my mouth and the fact it goes halfway back on my hard palette . Would work great if you have a big mouth. I have a small mouth and they really need to make a smaller version of this own without the hole on bottom.

I have woken up with a headache ranging from low grade to migraine every day of my life for 25+ years, going back into my childhood. I have a crooked jaw which has led to TMJ. Dentists could never figure out what to do for me, tmj specialists have said that I just have to deal with it. A dentist suggested a $500 retainer once, but I couldn't shell that much out for a "maybe it will help." Since I have been using this, I haven't woken up with that same familiar headache yet! I no longer have the loud popping in my jaw nor the sharp pain shooting through my temple. I amazed and so pleased. Fitting this is not too difficult if you follow the directions. I had to do it twice because I didn't keep it totally submerged in boiling water the first time. I had to hold it down with tongs and try to avoid the steam. You have to hold ice water in your mouth for awhile before sticking the hot retainer in your mouth for molding. Not that pleasant when you have sensitive teeth from years of grinding. But well worth it! Once you get past the initial time it would take to get used to having a retainer in your mouth it becomes very normal and comfortable. No more invasive, actually much less invasive, than any other retainer. With this retainer Your back teeth can't touch together, which means the mandible can't clinch shut. This causes muscle to be relaxed and no more clinching, grinding, headaches. A good thing is this retainer covers several teeth across the front so it disperses the potential bite force across a region of your mouth. I have seen "professional" retainers that clamp to one or two teeth. That scared me with those because when your jaw attempts to clinch while you sleep, it could damage the roots since so much pressure is being put on so few teeth. I would highly recommend this to anyone who wakes up with headaches or who clinch or grind their teeth.

My dentist really wanted me to use this to keep my back teeth from grinding as they are becoming loose. First one I tried I apparently got it too far back (I do have an overbite so that was probably most natural for me). It rubbed against the bump like thing on the roof of my mouth - its not flat on one side. I nearly was in tears putting it in night after night because I was so tender there. So I go visit my dentist to find out what it is thats going on. He stated I pushed it too far back when forming it to my teeth. It should be farther out. I use the second one, but it folds down during the warming stage in the hot water. I buy a second box. I get it positioned more forward. It seems to fit so I use it night after night. When I take it out in the morning it feels like my jaw adjusts and feels off for a bit. My jaw is increasingly tender and painful and starts clicking and then starts locking in place and its hard to talk and eat without pain and my jaw locking up on me. I return to my dentist who says it is fit appropriately and continue to use and see a chiropractor for my jaw pain. I go to the chiropractor who, even on first adjustment brings some relief. I continue to use the thing at night. I feel my jaw moving every morning. I speak to the chiropractor about my feelings that this is affecting my overbite and holding my jaw in a position that is not natural for it. I tell him Im going to stop using it. The adjustment goes well though Im still in quite a bit of pain. I dont return to the dentist yet because I have a follow up in 2 weeks. I eat only soft foods as chewing is very painful. I talk as little as possible. Next adjustment chiropractor agreed with me that the piece must be affecting my jaw as my mouth position seems much, much better and it took very little adjustment to get it where it needs to be. Now he says wait several days for the next adjustment to give your jaw some time. The first two days after that I thought he was crazy as it was a little better, but still locking up and painful to eat and talk. Another day after that it feels much better. Its not automatically locking up or clicking as I speak or chew. The pain level has decreased a lot. Im much more comfortable even though Im not back to normal. Still not wearing this thing at night now. Thats where I am so far. Chiropractor and dentist appointments are in two days. I plan to talk to my dentist about what this seemed to do with my jaw and my overbite and the extremity of my pain and difficulty in eating even soft foods. Im still on soft foods right now as too much chewing/biting down is difficult and results in locking up and pain. Im positive my theory is right. I will update this review after my next appointments and hopefully confirmation of my theory, but my belief is this was the cause of much pain, discomfort and malfunctioning of my jaw. I was a little bit in discomfort before use of this just because I grind my teeth so hard at night but had no feeling of incorrect positioning of my jaw, locking up, grinding sounds, clicking and inability to eat or speak. If you have an overbite very carefully consider your decision to purchase and use this product! I feel it is impossible to fit correctly as your jaw has to move forward to bite it in place on your front teeth to mold it to them to keep it in place as it needs to be. I now have many hours of appointments and dollars as well trying to fix this issue with my jaw. Not to mention two boxes of these things to get it right. These werent issues before I used this. Perhaps my overbite is more extreme than others? I did see references to overbite in questions and responses that oh yes this is designed for all (Im summarizing here and I cant recall the exact wording)I specifically went searching for questions and reviews related to overbite once I started suspecting it was causing this. Perhaps my dentist is wrong about the placement. Who knows? I will never wear it again though.