Comments on: Do you Grind your Teeth? http://www.thinkhappy.org/2008/02/22/do-you-grind-your-teeth/ A Practical Guide to the Pursuit of Happiness Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:53:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Burt http://www.thinkhappy.org/2008/02/22/do-you-grind-your-teeth/#comment-54 Burt Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:56:17 +0000 http://www.thinkhappy.org/2008/02/22/do-you-grind-your-teeth/#comment-54 Graham: Yeah, I had no idea. Headaches? All the time! Looking into the idea of some kind of mouth guard now. Graham: Yeah, I had no idea. Headaches? All the time! Looking into the idea of some kind of mouth guard now.

]]> By: graham http://www.thinkhappy.org/2008/02/22/do-you-grind-your-teeth/#comment-52 graham Sat, 23 Feb 2008 11:24:08 +0000 http://www.thinkhappy.org/2008/02/22/do-you-grind-your-teeth/#comment-52 <p>Hi Jamie,</p> <p>Thanks for your comment.</p> <p><br />It's interesting to hear about your genetics theory. In my case, I'd say that it's certainly related to stress - conscious or otherwise. However, that doesn't seem to be the case for everyone.</p> <p><br />My concern with a mouth-guard is that it would keep me awake. I can't imagine not being aware of it. Maybe the kind that your Mum wears would feel more subtle?</p> Hi Jamie,

Thanks for your comment.

It’s interesting to hear about your genetics theory. In my case, I’d say that it’s certainly related to stress - conscious or otherwise. However, that doesn’t seem to be the case for everyone.

My concern with a mouth-guard is that it would keep me awake. I can’t imagine not being aware of it. Maybe the kind that your Mum wears would feel more subtle?

]]> By: graham http://www.thinkhappy.org/2008/02/22/do-you-grind-your-teeth/#comment-51 graham Sat, 23 Feb 2008 11:18:47 +0000 http://www.thinkhappy.org/2008/02/22/do-you-grind-your-teeth/#comment-51 Burt, did you have no idea until your dental exam? Wow - what a discovery. It's amazing how much pressure we can put on our teeth, isn't it? Did you ever wake up with headaches? Burt, did you have no idea until your dental exam?

Wow - what a discovery. It’s amazing how much pressure we can put on our teeth, isn’t it? Did you ever wake up with headaches?

]]> By: Jamie http://www.thinkhappy.org/2008/02/22/do-you-grind-your-teeth/#comment-50 Jamie Sat, 23 Feb 2008 03:25:08 +0000 http://www.thinkhappy.org/2008/02/22/do-you-grind-your-teeth/#comment-50 My husband grinds his teeth every night and has since he was little, just like his mother. He's sleeps with a mouth guard every night which keeps his teeth from being ground down or potentially cracking them (painful and expensive). It isn't stress related for him-he does it every night regardless of how stressed or not stressed he was through the day. The dentist made a mold of his mouth and made a plastic piece that he sleeps with. You can see how badly he grinds by the wear on the guard. His mom uses the mouth guards that you buy and drop in hot water to get to form to your teeth as they are less expensive. When he doesn't sleep with the guard in he will keep me awake, but when he wears it I don't hear a thing. His mom swears its genetics. My husband grinds his teeth every night and has since he was little, just like his mother. He’s sleeps with a mouth guard every night which keeps his teeth from being ground down or potentially cracking them (painful and expensive). It isn’t stress related for him-he does it every night regardless of how stressed or not stressed he was through the day. The dentist made a mold of his mouth and made a plastic piece that he sleeps with. You can see how badly he grinds by the wear on the guard. His mom uses the mouth guards that you buy and drop in hot water to get to form to your teeth as they are less expensive. When he doesn’t sleep with the guard in he will keep me awake, but when he wears it I don’t hear a thing. His mom swears its genetics.

]]> By: Burt http://www.thinkhappy.org/2008/02/22/do-you-grind-your-teeth/#comment-49 Burt Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:31:49 +0000 http://www.thinkhappy.org/2008/02/22/do-you-grind-your-teeth/#comment-49 Turns out that I regularly grind my teeth at night. At my last dental exam, my dentist pointed out that my "eye" teeth have been ground flat and even with the others over the years! Turns out that I regularly grind my teeth at night. At my last dental exam, my dentist pointed out that my “eye” teeth have been ground flat and even with the others over the years!

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