# Night Guards (i.e. mouthguards to prevent grinding teeth) **URL:** \ **Category:** Tips, Tech & Gear\ **Created:** [August 11, 2017, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/night-guards-i-e-mouthguards-to-prevent-grinding-teeth/1568 "2017-08-11T22:46:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![daisymae](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/daisymae/32/1199_2.png) [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/night-guards-i-e-mouthguards-to-prevent-grinding-teeth/1568/1 "2017-08-11T22:46:02Z")
> [@Colonoscopy and Basal rate](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/colonoscopy-and-basal-rate/1563/13): > > Then he gave you the wrong kind of night guard. my night guard is made of a hard plastic. it fits perfectly and is very comfortable to wear. the biggest problem we seem to have with it is that when i sleep i drool all over my husband 😊 what kind of night guard would you recommend? **PS:** i know that this has **nothing** to do with colonoscopies. sorry. ---
**Author:** ![daisymae](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/daisymae/32/1199_2.png) [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/night-guards-i-e-mouthguards-to-prevent-grinding-teeth/1568/2 "2017-08-11T22:49:49Z")
and **BTW** : i grind during the daytime as well, and when i asked my dentist if i should be wearing it during the day hours, he said “no.” ---
**Author:** ![docslotnick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/docslotnick/32/75_2.png) [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 10:53pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/night-guards-i-e-mouthguards-to-prevent-grinding-teeth/1568/3 "2017-08-11T22:53:37Z")
> [@Colonoscopy and Basal rate](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/colonoscopy-and-basal-rate/1563/15): > > what kind of night guard would you recommend? It really depends on the specific situation. But my usual “go to” night guard is the Nocioceptive Trigeminal Inhibition (NTI) appliance. Maybe if I finally get some free time I’ll write an article on night guards (After I finish the perio series and the xDRIP+ articles 😓) ---
**Author:** ![daisymae](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/daisymae/32/1199_2.png) [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/night-guards-i-e-mouthguards-to-prevent-grinding-teeth/1568/4 "2017-08-11T23:05:25Z")
> [@Colonoscopy and Basal rate](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/colonoscopy-and-basal-rate/1563/17): > > But my usual “go to” night guard is the Nocioceptive Trigeminal Inhibition (NTI) appliance. what is it about this night guard that makes it different from others? ---
**Author:** ![Thomas](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/thomas/32/1719_2.png) [@Thomas](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Thomas)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2017, 12:07am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/night-guards-i-e-mouthguards-to-prevent-grinding-teeth/1568/5 "2017-08-12T00:07:02Z")
> [@Colonoscopy and Basal rate](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/colonoscopy-and-basal-rate/1563/5): > > but you need to find a more skilled dentist. All dentists are not equal. I have been said to be a bit particular about my choice of dentist. Neurotic perhaps. ---
**Author:** ![docslotnick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/docslotnick/32/75_2.png) [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2017, 2:38am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/night-guards-i-e-mouthguards-to-prevent-grinding-teeth/1568/6 "2017-08-12T02:38:57Z")
> [@daisymae](#): > > what is it about this night guard that makes it different from others? The short description: The NTI covers the four or six lower front teeth, fitting very snugly so it kind of snaps on. On this is a ramp that engages with the upper front teeth in whatever motion the lower jaw takes. This keeps the back teeth, from the cuspid tooth back, from touching. If you can’t clench on your back teeth you won’t damage them or strain your muscles. You can’t put enough pressure on the ramp with your front teeth to cause any damage. ---
**Author:** ![daisymae](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/daisymae/32/1199_2.png) [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2017, 3:00am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/night-guards-i-e-mouthguards-to-prevent-grinding-teeth/1568/7 "2017-08-12T03:00:00Z")
> [@docslotnick](#): > > You can’t put enough pressure on the ramp with your front teeth to cause any damage. this sounds miraculous and wearing one would keep me from all the pain and expenses of grinding. i am going to mention this to my dentist and see what his reaction is. ---
**Author:** ![Thomas](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/thomas/32/1719_2.png) [@Thomas](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Thomas)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2017, 3:15am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/night-guards-i-e-mouthguards-to-prevent-grinding-teeth/1568/8 "2017-08-12T03:15:29Z")
Is it a custom fit with the mouth goop? ---
**Author:** ![docslotnick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/docslotnick/32/75_2.png) [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2017, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/night-guards-i-e-mouthguards-to-prevent-grinding-teeth/1568/9 "2017-08-12T15:00:37Z")
Yes. It is custom made from an impression of your mouth. Other measurements are required. Or there is a lot that some dentists use with blanks that can be fitted, but they don’t seem to work as well in my hands. ---
**Author:** ![ClaudnDaye](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/claudndaye/32/5_2.png) [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2017, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/night-guards-i-e-mouthguards-to-prevent-grinding-teeth/1568/10 "2017-08-12T15:05:57Z")
I paid top dollar (we’re talking quite a few hundreds of dollars) for a custom made special premium night guard that I wore all of 1 night. It was too restrictive, didn’t allow me to breath correctly and kept me up all night. The only way people can wear those things is if they can get too, and stay too sleep easily. I already have a difficult enough time getting to sleep. My dentist also said I grind at night, but I don’t believe it. 🙂 I never wake up with “sore jaw”, my wife has never seen or heard me do it, but I invested in the mouth guard anyway. ---
**Author:** ![docslotnick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/docslotnick/32/75_2.png) [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2017, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/night-guards-i-e-mouthguards-to-prevent-grinding-teeth/1568/11 "2017-08-12T20:15:38Z")
There are diagnostic signs that can tell if you clench or brux. It really does take a compete examination to determine. Most of the patients who I treat with a bruxism splint have pretty obvious pathology. But sometimes it is very subtle. I would not prescribe a bruxism splint unless I could confidently diagnose a pathology.