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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / February 2006Tooth grinding and implants
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? >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? 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. Joel >>I've always been a tooth grinder at night. Now, I've had my lower teeth >>extracted [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >Joel Steve, nevermind the smart a.s 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 a.s remarks. >>>I've always been a tooth grinder at night. Now, I've had my lower teeth >>>extracted [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >which is a moderated forum of dentists and patients who will try to >help you instead of giving you smart a.s 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. Joel >>>I've always been a tooth grinder at night. Now, I've had my lower teeth >>>extracted [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >which is a moderated forum of dentists and patients who will try to >help you instead of giving you smart a.s remarks. People don't go over there in truth.. it's pretty dead over there. Ann > >>>I've always been a tooth grinder at night. Now, I've had my lower teeth > >>>extracted [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Ann Maybe they are deleting most of the entries. Sue > 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? Steve, 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. Best regards, Korona |
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