I tried ignoring my grinding for a while because I hated the idea of sleeping with something in my mouth. Big mistake...ended up chipping a tooth and waking up with headaches almost every morning. Finally caved and got a custom guard—felt weird at first, but after a week or two, I barely noticed it. Definitely beats the anxiety of wondering if I'll wake up missing half a tooth one day, lol.
"Definitely beats the anxiety of wondering if I'll wake up missing half a tooth one day, lol."
Haha, I feel you on that anxiety. I ignored my grinding for years because I thought it was just a minor annoyance...until one morning, I woke up and found a small piece of my molar on the pillow. Not fun. Got fitted for a guard shortly after, and honestly, it became second nature pretty quickly. Glad you got yours sorted before it got worse—smart move.
I ignored mine for ages too, thinking it wasn't a big deal...until my dentist showed me how worn down my back teeth had gotten. Honestly, getting a guard was annoying at first, but now I can't sleep without it. Better safe than sorry, trust me.
Same here, I put it off forever thinking it was just stress or something temporary. Then my dentist pointed out tiny cracks forming in my molars...yikes. Took a while to get used to the guard, but now it's second nature. Hang in there, it gets easier.
