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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / November 2006grinding teeth -> MOUTH GUARD
Hi I have worn my teeth down a bit due to grinding teeth. I went to a dentist that made me a temporary as she claimed mouth guard out of silicone as she called it. She wanted me to come in a month for a long term and expensive mouth guard made of acrylic that then would be adjusted by her every 2 months. But I have not chewd through the silicone one yet as she had claimed I would soon. Is it possible to buy such silicone material and do a "temporary" mouth guard by myself every time I chew one through? I know how the dentist did it. She just put some silicone mass between my jaws and told me to bite. Then she took it out and cut the edges. But do you know the exact name of material I should buy? This was a soft yellow mass that hardened in my mouth in 2 minutes. Best Andrew If you are a bruxist, it would be better to get a proper mouthguard with stable occlusal contacts. Remember that restorative treatment of worn down teeth will be much more expensive than a mouthguard. The material you are describing seems like putty-consistency impression silicone or a bite registration silicone. There are many different brands and can only be sold to licensed dentists, or sometimes dental technicians (for lab silicone) (these materials are classified as medical devices). Regards, George souns like essex vacuform material. > If you are a bruxist, it would be better to get a proper mouthguard > with stable occlusal contacts. Remember that restorative treatment of [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Regards, > George Does vacuform harden in the mouth? Regards, George > Does vacuform harden in the mouth? > > Regards, > George I hope not! I think Alex is referring to thermal vacuum forming material. https://www.pattersondental.com/app.aspx?cmd=get_item&id=118258 Steve  SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 >> Does vacuform harden in the mouth? >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >Steve The vacuum isn't the problem, it's getting the patient to hold still when you turn on the heating element ! ;-]] >Does vacuform harden in the mouth? > >Regards, >George Yes but, it's really hard to get the patient to hold still when the heating element is turned on. There was no heating in my mouth of the silicone. I just took a bite and had to hold it between my teeth until it hardened in 2 minutes. The dentist took it out and pruned it round. That was it. > >Does vacuform harden in the mouth? > > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Yes but, it's really hard to get the patient to hold still when the > heating element is turned on.
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