Anyone have dental problems before?

[Luftdude]

Hey y'all, sorry I haven't been here the past 2 days. I was out with a stomach bug. Well, I went to the dentist today and I found out from him that I grind my teeth subconsiously and that I have an impacted wisdom tooth that needs to be extracted. Have any of y'all had similar problems?

LD

[Timma]

I grind my teeth all the time. It's a habit. I had to have three wisdom teeth taken out cause i only had three and i had no room left. But it wasn't cause i grind my teeth or anything.

[Puddles]

I had my impacted wisdom tooth out when I was 16. My dentist was old school and only gave me novacaine and told me to take some Tylenol for the pain afterwards. That was ok though, the most annoying part was having a hole in my gums for a while afterwards. Don't freak over having it taken out, it's not that bad of an ordeal.

I grind my teeth when I sleep at times. Over the years I've learned it happens when I'm stressed out for the most part. The dentist can fit you with a mouth guard to help prevent erosion of the teeth if it's bad. They also sell a do-it-yourself kit in the pharmacy...I tried it but it was too anoying to sleep with so I threw it out. A professionally made one would probably fit much better.

[BBAddict]

I also used to grind my teeth. I wore a mouthguard for a while. It was all caused by stress and anxiety--I've found that taking Valerian Root has helped me sleep better and relax more when I'm stressed out--either that or smoke a joint (j/k).

[blm]

Originally posted by BBAddict
smoke a joint (j/k).

Most often the truth is spoken through jest. ;)