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Plastics in everyday objects may disrupt sleep in same way as caffeine, study finds
(www.theguardian.com)
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Like the night guard my dentist urges me to wear? Sucking down that plastic all night long! Mmmmmm....delicious plastic....
Shit, i never thought about that!!!! I wear mine religiously since i have really bad tmj issues!
And the whole point of the night guard is to be ground up instead of my teeth. There are very clear ridges where my teeth have worn away huge chunks of the material
Well i hope that the material they use has been tested and approved safe for medical use
Otherwise my other option is to let my teeth grind down to the roots and my tm joint desintegrate
Why not silicone?
The way it was explained to me was that it needs to be a rigid material so that when i grind at night, my jaw keeps a certain angle that takes pressure off the TM joint.
So for me, the night guard has two functions. Relieve the joint, and prevent my enamel from wearing away
Maybe there's a market for artisinal wood carved night guards.