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Do you wake up with a tight, sore jaw, morning headaches, or sensitive teeth? Many people clench or grind their teeth in their sleep without even realizing it. Using a quick digital scan instead of goopy putty, we craft custom-fitted nightguards that cushion your teeth, relax your jaw muscles, and protect your enamel while you sleep.
How does a custom dental nightguard protect your smile?
When you clench or grind your teeth at night without protection, upper and lower tooth enamel rub directly against one another like millstones. Over time, this friction strips away irreplaceable enamel, exposes yellow underlying dentin, fractures fillings and porcelain crowns, and strains the delicate temporomandibular joints (TMJ) located just in front of your ears.
Unlike bulky, rubbery store-bought "boil-and-bite" guards—which often stimulate your brain to chew on the soft rubber and worsen muscle fatigue—a custom dental nightguard (occlusal splint) is CAD/CAM engineered from a high-resolution 3D scan of your teeth. It provides a smooth, balanced protective barrier that prevents tooth-on-tooth contact while guiding your jaw into a relaxed, neutral resting position so overworked facial muscles can finally unwind overnight. For patients with severe muscular clenching or chronic TMJ tension, pairing a custom nightguard with therapeutic custom occlusal therapy provides comprehensive, long-lasting relief.
Enamel & crown shield
Absorbs up to 250 lbs/sq in. of nocturnal clenching force to prevent chipped biting edges, cracked molars, and damaged veneers or crowns.
TMJ & custom occlusal therapy relief
Decompresses inflamed jaw joints with custom occlusal splints and optional therapeutic custom occlusal therapy to calm hyperactive masseter and temporalis muscles.
Slim, gag-free 3D fit
Digitally crafted from putty-free iTero® 3D scans so your guard snaps on securely, stays put all night, and feels slim and breathable.
A single cracked molar caused by untreated nighttime teeth grinding can require a root canal, crown, or surgical extraction and dental implant. Investing in a custom bruxism nightguard costs a fraction of repairing a fractured tooth—and safeguards both your natural enamel and any existing porcelain veneers, crowns, or dental implants.
Many PPO dental insurance plans provide coverage toward custom occlusal nightguards, and our Everett team will gladly verify your benefits in advance. We also accept HSA/FSA cards and offer flexible monthly payment plans through CareCredit.
* Insurance coverage varies by plan. Contact our office for a personalized benefits check.
Signs you may be grinding or clenching in your sleep
Our dentists recommend a custom bruxism evaluation if you notice any of these common clinical indicators:
- Flattened, Chipped, or Shortened Teeth: Front teeth that look increasingly flat or translucent along the biting edges, or molars with worn-down cusps.
- Morning Jaw Tightness & Temple Headaches: Waking up with fatigued, sore cheeks, dull tension headaches at your temples, or pain near your ears.
- TMJ Clicking, Popping, or Jaw Locking: Audible clicking sounds or stiffness when opening wide to yawn or chew.
- Gumline Notches (Abfraction) & Cold Sensitivity: Heavy grinding flexes teeth at the gumline, causing tiny V-shaped notches and generalized sensitivity to cold water.
- Scalloped Tongue Borders or Cheek Ridges: Indentations along the sides of your tongue or a raised white line inside your cheeks from unconscious nighttime clenching.
How we craft your custom nightguard
Getting fitted for a precision bruxism nightguard at our office takes just two quick, comfortable visits:
Our dentist inspects your enamel wear facets, palpates your jaw muscles and TMJ joints, and screens for airway-related sleep bruxism so we treat the root cause of your grinding.
Using our optical iTero® 3D intraoral scanner, we capture a high-definition digital impression of your upper and lower arches in minutes—with zero gagging or messy putty.
Based on your clenching intensity, our partner dental laboratory fabricates your guard from BPA-free, medical-grade hard acrylic or dual-laminate hybrid polymers to pinpoint accuracy.
At your delivery visit, we check retention and finely balance the biting surface so your lower jaw contacts evenly and glides smoothly without catching on back molars.
Simply bring your nightguard to your routine 6-month dental cleanings—our team will deep-clean it in our clinical ultrasonic bath and inspect its fit free of charge.
Manuel O. said
"The service was excellent and the interaction with the receptionists was good. She was very patient in explaining the entire process to me and did an excellent job with her work!"
Patient-centered comfort & flexible financing
We understand that visiting the dentist can cause anxiety for many individuals. That is why our entire practice is designed around patient comfort, compassionate communication, and financial peace of mind.
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