Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site cylixd.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!akgub!cylixd!charli From: charli@cylixd.UUCP (Charli Phillips) Newsgroups: net.med Subject: Re: Sinus headaches (really grinding teeth) Message-ID: <424@cylixd.UUCP> Date: Mon, 28-Oct-85 10:48:18 EST Article-I.D.: cylixd.424 Posted: Mon Oct 28 10:48:18 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 29-Oct-85 04:22:26 EST References: <378@drutx.UUCP> Reply-To: charli@cylixd.UUCP (Charli Phillips) Organization: RCA Cylix Communications , Memphis, TN Lines: 21 Summary: >If you think you are suffering from these kinds of headaches, holding your >teeth apart may help--but SEE YOUR DENTIST and ask him/her to refer you >to a good orthodontist. >.... >The reason you want to get the problem really corrected is twofold. First, >you still have to put your teeth together to chew. Also, some people are >"night grinders" who grate their teeth in their sleep. There is little you >can do about that. . . . . If you're a "night grinder", there are solutions short of braces. If your grinding isn't too bad, you may be able to get by with a "bite guard". It's a custom-made plastic device that fits over your upper or lower teeth and worn at night. It doesn't cure the problem, but it does keep you from damaging your teeth. I have been wearing one of these for about five months now. I'll probably get orthodontic work eventually, but since the grinding doesn't cause headaches, this is a good temporary solution. (It's also pretty cheap.) charli