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Bee asked:


grind my teeth at night.
Yikes? I just got braces today and I forgot to mention to the orthodontist that I’ve been told I grind my teeth at night (bruxism, isn’t it?). My teeth are a little sore and I can imagine it’ll be worse if I grind my teeth at night.

I’m not too sure if I grind my teeth all the time..or if it was just that one time..but I do have an abnormal bite I guess so that might be why I have it? My next orthodontist appointment isn’t until July..so what do I do until then? Also, would a dentist or orthodontist be able to tell that you might grind your teeth at night? I guess I’m kind of scared? I don’t want to mess up my teeth after just getting braces and I’m not sure how to tell that I have bruxism, I’ve read up on ways that you might be able to tell you have it, but I haven’t found anything that helps. Advice? Tips?

Axey asked:


First, let me say this is NOT TMJ pain.

Here’s the deal:

Over several appointments from January to August of this year, I’ve had all of my upper and lower teeth from my canines through molars on the right side of my mouth restored with Cerec and BruxZir crowns and inlays. Long-term undiagnosed bruxism led to a lot of damage on that side of my mouth.

I had my last exam in November and everything checked out. I had some trouble with margins on two of the Cerecs in June and they were both swapped out for BruxZirs by another dentist who believed I would accelerate wear on them. He took over my care after the first dentist left to have a baby.

Around two to three weeks after that last appointment, I’ve had crazy pain in both my right masseter and mandible. I feel pain on pressure and any fluctuation in hot or cold. A cold glass of water is nearly intolerable on that side of my mouth. Is it possible for a patient to have a reaction to the cement under the crowns? These crowns weren’t anywhere near as sore when they were installed. I’m not sure what to do about it since two dentists have said my teeth and crowns look fine.

ME asked:


I was wondering what are some of the different ways a dentist can repair one’s tooth enamel when it has been severely damaged from bruxism (grinding of the teeth during sleep)? I have an appointment in a couple weeks to have this looked at and would like some info before going in, thank you.