teeth grinding...tmj

[zarapipe]

My jaw is killing me. I've notice I'm grinding my teeth at night. I've never done this before. Pregnancy related? I'm not sure if I should call my dentist for a mouth guard or jusy hope it goes away after giving birth.

Dh has tmj and I'm terrified of it never going away.

[rosiedozie]

I would get a self-molded mouth guard at the grocery store - that way you're not investing a ton of money for a dentist-made one if it's just a temporary problem.

[kershnic]

Sept 28, 2014 18:21:24 GMT -5 rosiedozie said:

I would get a self-molded mouth guard at the grocery store - that way you're not investing a ton of money for a dentist-made one if it's just a temporary problem.

When I was getting fitted for my real dentist-made one she told me that these soft over the counter ones can actually make the problem worse.  

zarapipe - Given where you're at, I'd probably hope that it gets better postpartum and therefore at the very least wait to do anything serious until you're a bit settled after baby.