• Do you suffer from chronic headache, migraines, neck ache or backache?
• Do you wake up with tightness in your jaw or face muscles?
• Do you get clicking in your jaw joint?
• Does your partner complain that you grind your teeth?
• Do you have teeth that are worn or chipped for no apparent reason?
• Do you have sensitive teeth?
• Do you have gum recession?

Bruxism is the technical term for clenching and grinding of teeth. People who suffer from Bruxism unintentionally bite down too hard at inappropriate times. In most cases, it is while they are sleeping.

Treatment for Bruxism is with Grindcare or splint therapy.

We, at The Smile Centre are one of only a handful of practices (approx 25) worldwide who are classed as a GRINDCARE CENTRE.

GRINDCARE treats teeth grinding with bio-feedback
Bio-feedback is a well documented physiological principle using electric stimulation to induce local relaxation of specific muscles. Bio-feedback is the reason for GRINDCARE’s efficient and lasting treatment of teeth grinding without the need for wearing nightguards.

Bio-feedback makes your jaws relax
GRINDCARE simply teaches you to stop grinding your teeth. Every time you grind your teeth, GRINDCARE stimulates your jaw muscles with a brief tension impulse, the so-called bio-feedback. Bio-feedback makes your jaw muscles relax and prevents you from grinding your teeth.

How to use Grindcare

GRINDCARE is easy to use
GRINDCARE is almost as easy to use as a toothbrush. GRINDCARE 3.0 is an innovative wireless device, similar size to an Ipod. Your grindcare consultant can teach you to use the device so that you can do use it yourself afterwards with ease.

GRINDCARE works while you sleep
When you start treatment with GRINDCARE, you place the small sticky electrode / sensor on the chewing muscle, your temple (temporalis). Then you activate the device following the easy instructions on the screen of the unit. Within less than one minute the treatment has started and will continue while you sleep.

GRINDCARE counts clenching movements
In the morning you can see how many times during the night that GRINDCARE has prevented you from grinding your teeth and creating tension in your jaw muscles. You can see on the screen how successful your treament is, or in record mode you can see how many times you have been clenching and grinding your teeth

Treatment with Grindcare

Try GRINDCARE at The Smile Centre.
Before you buy your own GRINDCARE device, you should make sure that this kind of treatment suits you. The Smile Centre recommends that you contact us to make an appointment for a 3-week diagnosis and trial treatment.

Try GRINDCARE for 3 weeks
The trial treatment will reveal how often you grind your teeth and how efficient GRINDCARE is for you. After the trial treatment you decide whether you should buy a GRINDCARE device and continue the treatment yourself, in consultation with your dentist.

Buy GRINDCARE through The Smile Centre
If you want your own GRINDCARE device, The smile centre can provide them for you at cost of £850.00. Gel pads are bought also at a cost of £10.00 per pack of 10.

Grindcare is in association with good friends at S4Sdental. Please visit their excellent informative website for more information www.s4sdental.com

A splint is a tiny acrylic mouth piece (see photo) which can be made to fit on your six front teeth.

The appliance will prevent further damage to teeth, reduce and in most cases eliminate migraines and headaches, decrease tooth sensitivity, prevent tooth fracture and help to restore your original bite. It is worn at night while you sleep.
Many people are unaware that they have Bruxism. Bruxism may be caused by stress, an unconscious attempt to smooth out a poor bite, sleep disorders or teeth that are missing or crooked. If you believe that you may be suffering from this condition, please make an appointment with one of our Dentists. We are here to help you get out of pain and enjoy life again.

For more information on Grinding and Clenching, please contact The Smile Centre today. Call 01268 742 333 or
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