# dental question - teeth gringding/mouth guards

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-question-teeth-gringding-mouth-guards/209226>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 24, 2003, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-question-teeth-gringding-mouth-guards/209226 "2003-10-24T01:04:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![mountainman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ed8c4c/32.png) [@mountainman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mountainman)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-question-teeth-gringding-mouth-guards/209226/1 "2003-10-24T01:04:53Z")

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My dentist informed me I have been grinding my teeth (I do it while sleeping) and I need to get a nightguard to protect them from wearing down. My only concern is that I won’t be able to sleep with a mouthguard. Does anyone know of alternate effective ways to avoid grinding your teeth while sleeping? Thanks for your help!

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**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-question-teeth-gringding-mouth-guards/209226/2 "2003-10-24T02:07:58Z")

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Why not wait til you see whether it really is a problem? After all they fit these to many people, and presumably they all get to sleep.