With oral surgery, we can tackle severe oral health issues, but we also offer treatment to help you avoid the need for oral surgery. With night guards, we can aid in everything from stopping bruxism to addressing sleep apnea. In today’s blog, your team at Balboa Dental Surgery talks about helping smiles with custom night guards.
The Need for a Custom Night Guard
When do you need to see our team for a custom night guard? If you have TMJ disorder, then imbalance in your bite could lead to discomfort and a popping sensation in your jaw, possibly upsetting how you eat and speak. For people with bruxism, constant teeth grinding and clenching at night can wear down and damage teeth, leaving them vulnerable to issues like tooth decay and infection. Finally, if you have sleep apnea this means your sleep is constantly interrupted during the night because soft tissues block airflow and you stop breathing briefly. You may not realize this happens, but it can leave you exhausted and eventually stress your heart health and immune system. But for all of these, we could offer relief without oral surgery using a custom oral appliance.
Custom-Fitting Your Oral Appliance
To ensure the success and comfort of the oral appliance, we will custom fit this for your smile. To get started, our team will tackle detailed digital images of your bite with intraoral cameras, a process that is quick and convenient. We then combine these to create a 3D model of your bite, which we use to design and custom-fit the appliance. The completed device will look and fit like a mouthguard and is worn while you sleep.
For people with TMJ disorder, this repositions the bite to ease strain and imbalance, so you avoid symptoms. For those with bruxism, this also eases underlying stress in your jaw, and puts a soft barrier between the upper and lower teeth to avoid damaging your smile. If you have sleep apnea, this device can move your tongue and jaw forward to help prevent the collapse of soft tissues, so you breathe without interruption and feel more rested and alert during the day!
Maintaining Your New Device
The oral appliance is worn night, and you can soak and clean it to keep it pliable and in shape, and to prevent issues with bacteria. The device is easy to use and clean, and it can travel with you, even if you hit the road for vacation! If you have any questions about our custom night guards, then contact our team today to learn more!
Talk To Balboa Dental Surgery About Night Guards
Our team wants to help treat imbalance in your bite. To learn more about oral surgery and more, or to schedule your appointment, contact your Newport Beach, CA oral surgeon at (949) 630-0143!
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