Night Guard

Night Guard is a customise  transparent  sheet which cover your upper or lower  teeth.

Wearing the Night Guard will prevent further damage to your teeth.

Indications-

1)Bruxism- 

   -Voluntary bruxism (in those person who habitually chew gum, tobacco
    objects such as tooth pics or pencils)

   -Involuntary bruxism(night grinding)

2)Burning Mouth Syndrome- to cover irregularities of the occlusion

3)Parafunctional Habits- wearing Night Guard will reduce the opportunity for thrusting & wedging the tongue against the teeth.

4)Before fabrication of a Removable partial denture when one of the abutment teeth has been unopposed for an extended period. To return some functional stimulation to the tooth.

5)Full Mouth Rehab cases- Occlusal splint uses in Reestablishing occlusal Relationships & to prevent damage to the restorations.

Preacautions-

     -Make  Night Guard either upper or lower.

     -Night Guard should not be worn for more than 12 hrs a day.

References

-McCracken’s Removable Partial Prosthodontics,

-A textbook of Oral Pathology

-Burket’s  Oral Medicine, Diagnosis & Treatment.