Mouth guards are devices design to fit your teeth to prevent involuntary damages to your teeth and gums. When patients grind or clench their teeth, usually at night, a developed parafuncional (ABNORMAL) jaw movements can promote several damages in your teeth, gums, facial muscles and articulations. Those damages can be as a results anĀ excessive wear of the chewing surfaces receding gums ,chipped teeth or crowns and also development of a TMD (temporo-mandibular disorders)
A mouth guard will be made to protect your teeth and gums of the potential damages and also prevent to have an unnecessary dental treatment. A mouth guard can be made of a soft or hard acrylic and sometimes ramps are requiring giving a full free motion without interferences for the comfortable fitting. |
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