I realize I'm replying to 5 year old post, but it's the first time I've read about anyone else having the same problem I'm having. I had a mouth guard made at my dentist's suggestion due to my grinding my teeth at night. Within days of wearing the guard I notice that my jaw makes a loud popping noise when I open my mouth or move my jaw side to side. It's annoying, but I do need to wear the guard. I told my dentist about it and he literally laughed at me, saying something like, "oh come on. The guard is helping to prevent these kinds of issues, not create them." Like he thought I was being a hypochondriac. I never had this problem before wearing the night guard, and after 7 years or so of wearing it the problem hasn't gotten any better. Not sure that there's much I can do about though. Nice to hear I'm not alone.
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I realize I'm replying to 5 year old post, but it's the first time I've read about anyone else having the same problem I'm having. I had a mouth guard made at my dentist's suggestion due to my grinding my teeth at night. Within days of wearing the guard I notice that my jaw makes a loud popping noise when I open my mouth or move my jaw side to side. It's annoying, but I do need to wear the guard. I told my dentist about it and he literally laughed at me, saying something like, "oh come on. The guard is helping to prevent these kinds of issues, not create them." Like he thought I was being a hypochondriac. I never had this problem before wearing the night guard, and after 7 years or so of wearing it the problem hasn't gotten any better. Not sure that there's much I can do about though. Nice to hear I'm not alone.
December 18, 2014 - 4:26pmThis Comment
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