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What is Night Guard?

A night guard is a dental device worn for the protection of the teeth and jaw from the detrimental effects of nighttime teeth grinding. It consists of a moldable plastic mouth guard that comfortably fits over the upper teeth.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Bruxism (teeth grinding) 5 1 Efficacy_major
TMJ (Temporomandibular joint) Syndrome 4 0
Facial pain 1 1 Efficacy_moderate
Numbness in face 1 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Biting inner cheek 1 1 Efficacy_major
Biting inner lip 1 1 Efficacy_major

See all 7 patients currently using Night Guard

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 1

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Night Guard

Tooth (dental) pain 1

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 2   Other: 100%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped using Night Guard

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Night Guard

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0

How Long Patients Used Before Stopping

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Night Guard

Always
 0 0%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 2 100%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Night Guard

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 2 100%
Not at all
 0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Night Guard

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 0 0%

Report created on May 28, 2012.