Question:
I've always been a tooth grinder at night. Now, I've had my lower teeth
extracted
and posts implanted to hold a denture. Once the bar attachment is in
place am I
likely to be grinding on that at night?
Answer:
Probably not. A lot of tooth grinding is due to worrying about how we
should spend our money. Now you wil no longer have that worry. The
money is gone.
From what you describe you may become a "Hader Bar Grinder," not a
tooth grinder.
nevermind the smart ass answer from Joel.
This is why people go to www.scimeddentistry.com/smd for answers,
which is a moderated forum of dentists and patients who will try to
help you instead of giving you smart ass remarks.
Actually it is so ..... there are tooth grinders and Hader Bar
Grinders ....... and then again, there are tuna grinders.
Yes money plays a huge part is why people grind their teeth.
This depends upon the factors involved in your case. Improving a
malocclusion can help to reduce or eliminate bruxing. If your dentist
was able to improve your bite with this bridge, you may see
improvement. However stress is a factor involved in night time grinding
and clenching as well. Without being able to evaluate you
clinically, it is difficult to determine the factors involved in your
case or to predict whether you will continue to grind and clench at
night.
For those that brux, an implant-supported bridge reduces the pressure
that bruxing places on the individual implants in the bone, as it
spreads the pressure across the entire bridge. So for bruxers, the
implant-supported bridge is a good choice (as opposed to individual
implants).
If you continue to brux and you remain concerned, your dentist can fit
you with a night time mouthgard. Talk to your dentist if you have any
unanswered questions or concerns.
