Wednesday, February 25, 2009
So Confused
So bleach trays....does wearing them at night cause grinding? My office in Cedar has people wear them at night. I thought that was alright. What is the correct rule...My whole dental hygiene knowledge is going down the tubes. I mean how did I not know this and the other things from last week? I am really confused with what is right and good standard of care.
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So I goggled it, according to what I found, if you grind or clench your teeth at night you should not wear bleaching trays to bed. However it says otherwise yes. However one thing to remember is that dentists do things differently based on what they think is best. That is the same with any employer.
I agree with DaveandRuth. I also told my patients to wear them during the day at first (for a couple of hours) to see if they had any sensitivity. If they wear them all night right off the bat, the sensitivity can be really bad.
I always wear mine at night! But like Maria says, they should always wear them during the day first to see how they do with them. Also, dentists are somewhat, uh, stupid, so take everything they say with a grain of salt!
In my opinion, I think some people just chew on anything foreign that's in their mouth. I put a bite block in this girls mouth and she would chew it like gum without realizing it.
Also my classmate made a sports guard for her son and before he even wore it out he bit a hole through it.
I think wearing it at night could cause grinding and ruin the trays. For someone to not have to wear them during the day has it's benefits though.
I love your dental thoughts and questions. I also like what people have to say about them!
HA, my verification word is "preproph" :)
Also on another note (sorry this is long) but I was curious and interested in your other post about vasaline. So I looked it up a little bit and read on wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum_jelly
(not the most reliable but it satisfies)
To me the reason something would dry out the lips is if it's through osmosis (or if it's hydrophilic), but Vaseline repels and prevents that...
Basically it said in wiki that Petroleum Jelly "is a non-polar hydrocarbon hydrophobic (water-repelling) and insoluble in water"
I'm going to take a stand and say that Vaseline is safe on the lips. Let me know otherwise.
Also your thing on Baking Soda, I've tried Crest Baking Soda and Crest Pro health and it truly irritates my recession more then other toothpastes, it does make mine feel smooth and fresh. Thanks for your posts.
Wow, I've been educated..being in public health, I don't get to deal with bleaching, so it's good info for me. Hope when I return to the land of the living that I'll fall into step...
Funny!! my verification word was 'clean on' LOL
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