It can only be ascertained by a full examination if pain is caused by night time tooth grinding or clenching. If necessary, a device can be fitted which is worn at night.
It can be easily inserted over the front teeth, and prevents nocturnal tooth grinding and clenching.
In principle, it is simple. A device on the front teeth acts as a protective barrier, and will limit the strength of the jaw muscles. You can prove this yourself.
The pencil test
Place a pencil between your teeth at the side of your mouth. Bite down firmly, and at the same time feel the muscles in the temple area contract. Repeat the process with the pencil between your front teeth. It is no longer possible to bite down as hard! In a similar way, the FOS device prevents hard biting at night.
"I had tense jaw and neck muscles and headaches almost every morning. Since I've been wearing the FOS splint, the discomfort has been massively reduced. After 3-4 nights I have already got used to the splint. The splint is comfortable to wear as it is only placed over the upper front teeth."
"I had severe daily headaches with tense neck and shoulder muscles.
Relief was provided by an FOS mandibular splint. The splint doesn't bother me at all when I sleep."
"I wore Michigan splints for several years. Then the NTI-tss, which broke in two after about a year. Today I wear an FOS upper jaw splint. I find it liberating that I can slide my jaw freely left and right without the splint clinging to my teeth. I find the fact that the splint holds four teeth perfect. In summary, I can say that the FOS splint helps me best and is the most comfortable to wear."
"When I have a stressful situation, I wear the FOS anterior splint for one night, and then the jaw feels relaxed again. I've been doing that off and on from time to time for 5 years."
"Since wearing the FOS splint every night, my tension headaches have decreased massively. After a few nights of getting used to it, the little dental splint has become a familiar sleep buddy for me and doesn't bother me in any way. The fact that the dental splint could be created in one trip to the dentist so I could take it home right away was a huge time saver. I am extremely happy to be rid of my never-ending headaches after all these years!"
