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Lynn 007 · 10-16-2007, 01:58 AM

I had a very similar situation and spent a lot of a money on a custom fitted mouthguard, along with department stores ones but none of them worked.

Recently I went to see a naturopath/kinisilogist on another matter but ended up mentioning I have a problem grinding my teeth. The person I went to see, advised me it was from muscles in the roof of my mouth not being exercised. With gloves on he "stretched" the muscles in the roof of my mouth with his thumbs. He didn't touch my teeth but just stretched the muscle towards my teeth while I took a deep breath. His focus was at the back of the mouth, near the molars then in the middle of the mouth, always stretching towards the teeth.

I went to see this person on a completly different matter and within two minutes he fixed my teeth grinding. I have not grind? grounded my teeth in 7 month and my husband of 20 years is a very very very very happy man. As a side note, he also fixed the original ailment I went to see him for.

10-16-2007, 01:58 AM	#13 (permalink)
Lynn 007 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 85	Save your $$$ I had a very similar situation and spent a lot of a money on a custom fitted mouthguard, along with department stores ones but none of them worked. Recently I went to see a naturopath/kinisilogist on another matter but ended up mentioning I have a problem grinding my teeth. The person I went to see, advised me it was from muscles in the roof of my mouth not being exercised. With gloves on he "stretched" the muscles in the roof of my mouth with his thumbs. He didn't touch my teeth but just stretched the muscle towards my teeth while I took a deep breath. His focus was at the back of the mouth, near the molars then in the middle of the mouth, always stretching towards the teeth. I went to see this person on a completly different matter and within two minutes he fixed my teeth grinding. I have not grind? grounded my teeth in 7 month and my husband of 20 years is a very very very very happy man. As a side note, he also fixed the original ailment I went to see him for.