DenTek Mouth Guard for Nighttime Teeth Grinding, Professional-Fit Dental Guard, 1 Count

My dentist warned me over and over again that I must be grinding my teeth in my sleep because he could see my teeth were wearing down. I didn't take him seriously for a few months until suddenly my teeth became sensitive to drinking cold water and I thought I'd lost a filling or something. Nope. Just teeth grinding.My dentist had said he could make me a professional mouth guard but I wasn't comfortable spending $400! Then last time I was in the dentist chair my dentist told me this is the one he'd recommend until I get dental insurance again.To be honest this was easy to mould to my upper teeth and only required boiling water and a timer to make sure I did it all correctly. Now I wear this every night and the sensitivity in my teeth is gone! I will however admit that it takes a little effort to brush it with toothpaste every day but there is a nice case to hold the mouth guard in. Sometimes however I do lose the mouth guard and when I get up in the morning it is someplace in my bed. I eventually find it. Whew! So it can fall out of your mouth every now and then, but usually is not a problem and stays in pretty good.Now and then halfway through the night I wake up and want to take it out of my mouth for some reason. It is possible to sip water while wearing it however. I will say it is ten bucks cheaper here since I also got one elsewhere and regretted that decision! My dentist actually encouraged me to "get it today" and so I did. But now I have two and am pretty happy with this mouth guard.~The Rebecca ReviewP.S. My advice is to get TWO of these because one is easy to lose. I've lost one now and am still looking and did not have one ready for last night. I need to prepare a second one for tonight if I can't find the one I just lost. ArgggP.S. My cat Fuzz helped me find the mouth guard. It was under my bed!

This product is amazing! I’ve been having issues with waking up with headaches so I saw a dentist who told me I clench my jaw and grind my teeth at night and suggested a night mouth guard. With insurance, the mouth guard was going to cost me over $700!! I said no thanks and ordered this and I’m so glad I did. Make sure to follow the instructions exactly, because when you do, you’ll get a perfect impression of your teeth. The instructions were clear and easy to understand and I was impressed how a piece of silicone could turn into a perfect impression of my upper teeth. It fits perfectly and I sleep with it with no problems. Save your money from the dentist and buy this!!

I am not sure what was wrong with the previous reviewers version of this product. Perhaps they left the forming tray on causing the pain or they had never word a mouth guard before.As my title states this is another version of a previous product. I bought that previous product and was extremely happy with its fit, comfort and size. I got about a year and a half (only supposed to get about a year out of them) out of this product as I am not always a heavy tooth grinder. I looked at several replacement brands since that version was no longer available. None of the others had the same quality fit and size to them so I never replaced my original one but kept it going. All of the others were not comfortable or did not fit my mouth properly.Finally I found this product which is a new version of the previous one I had.It took about 5 minutes to form, fit and lock in the guard. The fit was very snug but not annoyingly so. Compared to my worn out one it was a nice change. My mouth is used to this fit and form so I woke up feeling perfectly fine with no pain. After a week with the new guard in I still have 0 complaints about it. Compared to expensive dentist made ones this is a good quality product at a comparatively cheap price.I do not have a huge mouth so this fits in there very nicely. if you have a small mouth this may start banking on the larger side. The mold-able portion of the guard extends out past the plastic holding tray a little bit so that your teeth are encased in the mold and not biting on the holding tray at all. It is not super thick so your teeth are not spread uncomfortably apart at night. I would call this more a minimalist design. I have tried others that extend out around the teeth and it was very annoying as my lips did not seal at night drying out my mouth.The new hard plastic forming tray that the guard comes in is nice. You can hold that under the hot water for the time necessary and then pop it right in your mouth with no issues. This helps give a more uniform fit and not bend the guard in any odd ways due to your personal bite. Once formed you simply run it under cool water and pop it out of the forming tray.The included case is nice albeit a little bit too large for the guard.I am very pleased with this product and am looking to purchase a few extras so I do not have to go on the wiled hunt again.There are a lot of mouth guards out there for the same purpose. I wont call this the best for everyone but for my needs it is the best I have been able to find. The other brands do have a good product (my wife prefers one of the other brands). so do some research and you may have to do some trial and error to get the one that works for you. As a light to moderate night time grinder this guard has the fit, comfort and life span I desire. This product for me, is as close to not wearing a guard at night as I can get so I am very pleased.I hope this helps some of you and Happy sleeping.-------------------------------------------------------------------Update 6/15/2013I had to replace my original one a week ago. I was in the middle of moving houses, living with the in laws and taking on a lot more at work so I ground my teeth abnormally hard (for me) for two months and wore the original one out.If you are a hard grinder this may not be the one for you but for moderate to light grinding I stand by my original review. I am on my second one now.One bit of advise with the carrying case:If you wash your guard off in the morning after use do not seal it up in the case until it is dry.The moisture inside the case can turn to mold depending on your climate and discolor and ruin the guard.This is the primary reason I replaced mine, it had some months left in it after I got moved and out of the in laws etc but the mold part was unpleasant.Even if you clean you guard regularly it will build up. Just FYI.