SmartGuard Dental Guard Night Guard for Clenching, Bruxism, and Grinding Dentist Designed Includes 2 Guards, 1 Travel Case, and a 60-Day Supply of Premium Cleaning Crystals

I have tried several brands of mouth guards and this one is by far the BEST ever! Other brands were made from hard plastic and never conformed to the shape of my teeth. This brand is smooth with no rough edges and fits perfectly to my front teeth. This removes all the pressure from my back teeth and eliminates all the pain. The trick is to FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS EXACTLY. I heated a large volume of water in a metal pot to a hard rolling boil. Then I inserted the mouth guard into the water for a full 60 seconds sweeping the guard back and forth as if i were making a cup of tea with my tea bag. I had to wear a glove as the steam from the hot water was burning my fingers. After 60 seconds, the plastic gets very very soft and is easily molded to the shape of my teeth. The fit is perfect, slips on easily and never slides off during the night while I sleep. This is a GREAT mouth guard that exceeds the quality of every other brand I have tried.

This is the best nightguard for clenching I have found. I have tried the expensive one from the dentist and all the other ones before finding this. My clenching and grinding is pretty bad and I had the headaches, the toothaches, teeth damage, and jaw stiffness. Sleep was a challenge.This guard literally does not allow your teeth to meet so you can't cause teeth damage. It also works great with my retainer, so I didn't do the molding stage. I just popped it in and went to bed. The tongue guard is amazing, helps keep the guard in place all night, and my tongue does not get sore from sharp plastic edges like other guards I have gotten in the past.The only downside is that you can't talk with it in but this is minor as you just need to pop it in right before bed and take it out first thing. I highly recommend this guard for anyone that is suffering as much as I was.

My dentist really wanted me to use this to keep my back teeth from grinding as they are becoming loose. First one I tried I apparently got it too far back (I do have an overbite so that was probably most natural for me). It rubbed against the bump like thing on the roof of my mouth - it’s not flat on one side. I nearly was in tears putting it in night after night because I was so tender there. So I go visit my dentist to find out what it is that’s going on. He stated I pushed it too far back when forming it to my teeth. It should be farther out.I use the second one, but it folds down during the warming stage in the hot water. I buy a second box. I get it positioned more forward. It seems to fit so I use it night after night. When I take it out in the morning it feels like my jaw “adjusts” and feels “off” for a bit. My jaw is increasingly tender and painful and starts clicking and then starts locking in place and it’s hard to talk and eat without pain and my jaw locking up on me. I return to my dentist who says it is fit appropriately and continue to use and see a chiropractor for my jaw pain.I go to the chiropractor who, even on first adjustment brings some relief. I continue to use the thing at night. I feel my jaw moving every morning. I speak to the chiropractor about my feelings that this is affecting my overbite and holding my jaw in a position that is not natural for it. I tell him I’m going to stop using it. The adjustment goes well though I’m still in quite a bit of pain. I don’t return to the dentist yet because I have a follow up in 2 weeks. I eat only soft foods as chewing is very painful. I talk as little as possible.Next adjustment chiropractor agreed with me that the piece must be affecting my jaw as my mouth position seems much, much better and it took very little adjustment to get it where it needs to be. Now he says wait several days for the next adjustment to give your jaw some time. The first two days after that I thought he was crazy as it was a little better, but still locking up and painful to eat and talk. Another day after that it feels much better. It’s not automatically locking up or clicking as I speak or chew. The pain level has decreased a lot. I’m much more comfortable even though I’m not back to normal. Still not wearing this thing at night now.That’s where I am so far. Chiropractor and dentist appointments are in two days. I plan to talk to my dentist about what this seemed to do with my jaw and my overbite and the extremity of my pain and difficulty in eating even soft foods. I’m still on soft foods right now as too much chewing/biting down is difficult and results in locking up and pain.I’m positive my theory is right. I will update this review after my next appointments and hopefully confirmation of my theory, but my belief is this was the cause of much pain, discomfort and malfunctioning of my jaw. I was a little bit in discomfort before use of this just because I grind my teeth so hard at night but had no feeling of incorrect positioning of my jaw, locking up, grinding sounds, clicking and inability to eat or speak.If you have an overbite very carefully consider your decision to purchase and use this product! I feel it is impossible to fit correctly as your jaw has to move forward to bite it in place on your front teeth to mold it to them to keep it in place as it needs to be.I now have many hours of appointments and dollars as well trying to fix this issue with my jaw. Not to mention two boxes of these things to get it “right.” These weren’t issues before I used this. Perhaps my overbite is more extreme than others? I did see references to overbite in questions and responses that oh yes this is designed for all (I’m summarizing here and I can’t recall the exact wording)…I specifically went searching for questions and reviews related to overbite once I started suspecting it was causing this. Perhaps my dentist is wrong about the placement. Who knows? I will never wear it again though.

Overall, this is a great product. I started clenching my jaw really hard when awake and asleep due to stress and anxiety, and noticed headaches and jaw pain as well as teeth shifting a bit. My dentist suggested this product specifically and I can definitely see why.At the same time, molding these is a delicate and incredibly annoying process, and I have had no success in getting them to fit as advertised.First, it took me 4 guards (2 packages) to get anything close to success. I paid for 4 and only got 1 to work, and here's why. The directions tell you to place the guards into just-boiled water that's sat for 15ish seconds. The guards is plastic, so if it touches the side or bottom it will melt and meld into whatever it touches. The directions tell you to use a fork tine to pierce these, but a fork tine doesn't work. You need some sort of magical long, thin, metal toothpick type thing. Because the fork tine doesn't pierce through enough, the guards pops off in the hot water about 20 seconds in and then bobs around. So 3 of these melted or bonded to the cup and were instantly unusable goo.Also, it takes way more than just one dip into hot-cold water to mold it (that's oversimplified, since you soak for 50 seconds, wear & form for 90, then soak in cold for 15). Took me 8 repetitions of the whole process (8 kettles of boiling water) to get it to finally fit my mouth fairly well. And that's the other part of it - I can't get the guard to fit snug enough so that it won't fall out overnight. I can shape it enough to where it sits fairly firm and stays in place, but not enough to where it would stay overnight.So I do not wear the guard at night since it doesn't snap into place. I tried several times and woke up to find the guard on the floor. I do wear it frequently during the day while working at my computer, reading, cleaning/cooking, or driving. And it's a huge help since I clench my jaw unintentionally pretty much around the clock.Tips that may be helpful:1 - yes you want very hot water to soften the mold, but it will melt if the water is too hot. 15 seconds post-boil may not be enough to wait & it's better to repeat the process multiple times than ruin multiple molds2 - don't use insulated cups/container for the hot water. I used a porcelain coffee mug that retained the heat too well, and the molds melted. Plastic worked better.3 - whether you use a fork or some sort of long tine, you definitely want it to be metal because otherwise it will melt4 - spend a few seconds shoving the fork tine into the guard as far in as you can before starting. This is the main way you can maneuver the mold & prevent it from melting5 - If you have sensitive teeth, consider putting a small amount of sensitive-formula toothpaste on your teeth or gumline before putting the hot mold and cold water on your teeth. The heat and cold hurt, especially if you repeat the process multiple times. A small amount of toothpaste won't affect the molding process.6 - the cleaning solution packets are great. Brushing this with toothbrush & toothpaste daily also works. But clean it somehow.7- You can always repeat the initial molding process to tighten up the guard if needed down the road.