{"id":29,"date":"2017-05-22T16:41:46","date_gmt":"2017-05-22T16:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oxfordsmiles.com\/happenings\/?p=29"},"modified":"2017-05-22T16:41:46","modified_gmt":"2017-05-22T16:41:46","slug":"grinding-and-night-guards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oxfordsmiles.com\/happenings\/2017\/05\/grinding-and-night-guards\/","title":{"rendered":"Grinding and Night Guards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"aolmail_p1\"><span class=\"aolmail_s1\">Have you ever woken up with a sore jaw? Are you getting earaches or neck aches?<span class=\"aolmail_Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"aolmail_p1\"><span class=\"aolmail_s1\">You may be grinding your teeth at night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"aolmail_p1\"><span class=\"aolmail_s1\">Teeth grinding, better known as Bruxism, usually occurs while you&#8217;re asleep ;however,<span class=\"aolmail_Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>can happen while awake.<span class=\"aolmail_Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"aolmail_p1\"><span class=\"aolmail_s1\">The causes of Bruxism are not clear but stress is one possible cause. Other things that are thought to be associated with teeth grinding are anxiety, sleep apnea and misaligned teeth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"aolmail_p1\"><span class=\"aolmail_s1\">Although there is no way to stop Bruxism, getting a night guard can help soften the blow. There are many ways someone can damage their teeth&#8230;.teeth grinding is definitely one.<span class=\"aolmail_Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Damage caused by teeth grinding may include loosened teeth, damage to bridges or dental implants, periodontal issues, chipped enamel, cracked teeth and worn down teeth. If there is nothing done to help prevent these damages, jaw and joint problems can occur, or even tooth loss.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"aolmail_p1\"><span class=\"aolmail_s1\">One course of treatment is a mouthguard. Mouthguards are made to help protect your teeth from any damage due to grinding. There are many types of mouthguards but the best is a custom-made mouthpiece from your dental provider. These mouthguards are molded, out of a heavy duty plastic, to your tooth structure. Not only will they save your teeth but you may get better sleep and less headaches.<span class=\"aolmail_Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"aolmail_p1\"><span class=\"aolmail_s1\">If any of this sounds familiar give the office a call and set up your appointment for a night guard today.<span class=\"aolmail_Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"aolmail_p1\">Have you ever woken up with a sore jaw? Are you getting earaches or neck aches?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"aolmail_p1\">You may be grinding your teeth at night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"aolmail_p1\">Teeth grinding, better known as Bruxism, usually occurs while you&#8217;re asleep ;however,\u00a0 can happen while awake.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"aolmail_p1\">The causes of Bruxism are not clear but stress is one possible cause. Other things that are thought to be associated with teeth grinding are anxiety, sleep apnea and misaligned teeth. <a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordsmiles.com\/happenings\/2017\/05\/grinding-and-night-guards\/\">Read&nbsp;more&nbsp;&raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxfordsmiles.com\/happenings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxfordsmiles.com\/happenings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxfordsmiles.com\/happenings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordsmiles.com\/happenings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordsmiles.com\/happenings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordsmiles.com\/happenings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordsmiles.com\/happenings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29\/revisions\/30"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxfordsmiles.com\/happenings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordsmiles.com\/happenings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordsmiles.com\/happenings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}