LOL... guess you really needed it.  :-)  

I noticed how sore my gums and cheekbones were before I got the bite guard; I
also replaced a bunch of teeth on the side I ground most due to their cracking
from the pressure.

When I first got my guard, it was too high, and I woke the next day with an
excruciating headache.  Later, it definitely took a while, maybe even weeks,
for my jaw to relax and stop chomping on it.  I stopped using it after some
months, no longer needed it, I guess the clenching habit was gone.  Every once
in a great while it returns and I use it for a bit once more.

Susan

That splint is no good.  I had one done and did not produce the
reaction you described.  I have not been wearing it for the past few
days and am still feeling ok.  Try to sleep without a pillow for a few
days.

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