Protective Guards Made to Fit Your Smile
A guard shaped from a precise model of your own teeth stays in place better and feels far less bulky than a generic store-bought version, which makes it more likely you will actually wear it. At Family Dentistry of Yorktown, Dr. Ken Wachs, DDS makes custom sports mouth guards that help cushion the teeth, lips, and jaw against impacts during contact sports and other active games. For patients who clench or grind while they sleep, we also make custom night guards that place a durable barrier between the upper and lower teeth, helping reduce wear, chipping, and strain on the teeth over time. Your guard is checked for fit and comfort before you take it home, and we can look it over at your regular dental exam. If grinding has already worn or cracked a tooth, our restorative dentistry options can help rebuild it.
Ready for a guard that fits? Call Family Dentistry of Yorktown at 914-245-9881 to schedule a fitting with Dr. Ken Wachs.
Custom Mouthguards
If you or your child participates in sports, it’s important to have a custom mouthguard to protect the teeth and jaw from injury. Mouthguards are especially important for patients with orthodontic braces. We take an impression of your teeth, then create a device fitted to your mouth for a more comfortable fit, easier breathing, and better protection. Preventing injury is much more budget-friendly than repairing the damage caused by facial trauma.
Custom Night Guards
We make custom-fitted night guards to alleviate stress on the temporal mandibular joint (TMJ) which may be resulting in soreness or pain.
Throughout all the stresses that we put our joints through, patients may not realize that the soreness or pain they are experiencing in their jaw or ears may be due to stresses on their temporomandibular joint. Bruxism is a condition that causes clenching and/or grinding of teeth. This causes additional, unnecessary stress on tooth surfaces and can lead to TMJ pain.
Our office can fabricate custom appliances to help alleviate those stresses and prevent further damage and pain. Typically worn at night, these removable acrylic appliances can help provide relief from temporomandibular joint pain and other effects of grinding the teeth.
