A tooth guard for treating bruxism and its application

Abstract

The invention discloses a tooth protector for treating bruxism. The tooth protector is used for being worn on lower teeth. The tooth protector comprises a U-shaped sleeve of which the shape is designed according to the shapes of the lower teeth in the human oral cavity, a groove is formed in the middle of the U-shaped sleeve, the inner side face of the groove is attached to the lower teeth to hinder occlusion of upper teeth and the lower teeth, one end of the groove is open, and the open side face is used for sticking a traditional Chinese medicine patch. According to the tooth protector, modeling is simple, wearing is convenient, tooth abrasion can be effectively prevented, the traditional Chinese medicine patch with the effects of soothing the nerves and regulating qi is stuck to the open end of the groove, the trouble of directly drinking traditional Chinese medicine is avoided, a patient can be helped to regulate the sleep quality and improve the mental stress state, and then bruxism symptoms are relieved; the traditional Chinese medicine patch can be replaced every day, and the tooth protector is simple, convenient to use, clean and sanitary and cannot bring the oral bacterium problem.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the field of oral care appliances, and relates to a tooth guard for treating bruxism and an application thereof. Background technique [0002] When a person sleeps normally, the teeth will gnaw and creak, just like chewing food. After waking up, they often feel muscle tension and soreness, accompanied by chronic headaches. Many people do not know this situation. It is called bruxism in medicine. , also known as night bruxism. Although bruxism is not a serious disease, it seriously affects the partner's sleep, which may lead to relationship problems, and bruxism will aggravate bit by bit with time, which is a long-term vicious circle disease. The teeth are knocked together strongly due to night grinding, and there is no food to relieve it, causing excessive wear and tear on the protective substance on the tooth surface, exposing the dentin under the protective substance, and mild cases are allergic to cold, hot, sour, sweet and...

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Problems solved by technology

However, bruxism is mostly caused by multiple factors, and a single treatment method cannot achieve a good curative effect in a short period of time. Therefore, a long-term corrective method is needed to help bruxism patients to perform habit correction, and the existing treatment for bruxism Most of the appliances only mechanically isolate the upper and lower teeth, and do not play the role of conditioning and combining

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