The SleepRight Night Guard uses natural tissue retention between your lips, cheeks and tongue to be held in place. There are no clasps that attach or fasten to the teeth to hold the appliance in place. The heat sensitive memory strap is soft, smooth and flexible. The front section of the strap lies comfortably between your lower lip and gum.

The SleepRight Night Guard provides a cushion of space between your teeth that will protect them from the destructive forces generated by overactive chewing muscles. Spacing your teeth apart also decompresses the jaw joints (TMJ) and acts as a splint. Splints are appliances often used in the dental surgery as the first line of defence against chronic clenching and grinding.

The SleepRight Night Guard (SRNG) is triple injection moulded, to accommodate soft and hard tissues of the mouth. The bitepads, which slip comfortably between your teeth, are made of a hybrid plastic, which makes it very resilient and durable without being like hard acrylic or soft mouth guard material. The resiliency is the key, because it resists the excessive muscle activity by pushing the teeth apart. This will fatigue the muscles quickly and it is quite normal to have muscle soreness.

First, there are many different designs for dental guards available from the dental professional. Our SleepRight Night Guard is considered a posterior type splint / appliance, similar to many other posterior splints made in the dental surgery, without the much higher cost. It is also less bulky and allows easier breathing. The device comes with easy to follow care and fitting instructions and should only take a few minutes to fit.

Absolutely! Custom night guards are not bulky. They're custom-fitted to fit your individual mouth. Your tongue is not restricted and moves around freely. Our night guards are comfortable to wear while sleeping, plus you can wear them during the day without any restrictions.

Yes, however, you must adhere to the recommendations printed on the package and with the instructions

It depends on a number of factors, but the average time that someone needs to use the appliance is 4 to 12 weeks.

Many people who suffer from bruxism also suffer from snoring and sleep apnea. Although there are special appliances that can be made through your health care professional that are specifically designed to open the bite and pull the jaw forward, we have had a number of customers who have appreciated the reduction in snoring and sleep apnea when wearing our SleepRight Night Guard.

No, The StressGard? Night Guard will stay in at night. The natural tension of your gum muscles will keep the nightguard in place. People who tend to spit out their custom made nightguards, tell us ours stayed in all night while the custom one ended up on the floor.

Most people sleep around 6-8 hours a night and it is unlikely you would be able or want to continue to wear the device all day long. The goal should be to eliminate the need for the night guard as soon as possible. Yes, it is normal. When you are wearing the SleepRight Night Guard the joints are decompressed and if you have modified your behaviour to control the muscle activity, the lower jaw will relax to a more physiologically healthy position with a small shift forward.

These Mouth Guards were not intended for use with orthodontic braces. Please consult an orthodontist if wearing braces These are not for children under 12 years of age. and/or not for use with orthodontic braces. Please consult a pedodontist or orthodontist for children who grind their teeth. I will try to explain as briefly as possible, the difference between a boil bite and form fit mouth guard and the direct fit models.

Whenever he or she is in an activity with a risk of falls or of head contact with other players or equipment. This includes football, baseball, basketball, soccer, hockey, skateboarding, even gymnastics. We usually think of football and hockey as the most dangerous to the teeth, but nearly half of sports-related mouth injuries occur in basketball and baseball.

Any mouth guard works better than no mouth guard. So, choose a mouth guard that your child can wear comfortably. If a mouth guard feels bulky or interferes with speech, it will be left in the locker room. You can select from several options in mouth guards. First, preformed or "boil-to-fit" mouth guards are found in sports stores. Different types and brands vary in terms of comfort, protection, and cost. Second, customized mouth guards are provided through your pediatric dentist.

One parent may stay over night at the child's bedside. There are parent beds available. Please speak to the nurse on the unit. If your child goes to the intensive care unit (ICU) one parent may stay overnight at the child's bedside.

Mares can stay in at night if required and be turned out during the day or vice versa to avoid the fly's and heat. Mares that are normally at grass can be brought in if the owners require due to adverse weather conditions. We will bring any mares in that we feel need stabling and supplementary feeding, especially those with foals at foot, should the weather turn bad or if she starts to loose weight. No problem we can feed her daily for £1 per day with your feed or £1.

Choose a mouth guard that your child feels is comfortable. If a mouth guard feels bulky or interferes with speech to a great degree, it is probably not appropriate for your child. There are many options in mouth guards. Most guards are found in athletic stores. These vary in comfort, protection as well as cost. The least expensive tend to be the least effective in preventing oral injuries. Customized mouth guards can be provided through our practice.

Everyone knows that mouth guards (MG) are required for certain sports and activities in which children and adults participate. Patients frequently ask if they can play sports with braces or orthodontic appliances. Our answer is: YES! Some teenage boys believe they can’t get braces because they play football.