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Deb89
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I'm not a hundred percent sure if I grind my teeth or just clench them down. I just know I do it on the right side and woke up today with my gums very sore because this is the side I got my wisdom teeth extracted from. The pain is going away now but I'm afraid I'm ruining the healing that's going on back by there. My top molar is further back than the bottom one so I'm almost positive that tooth is scraping or putting a lot of pressure on the gum on the bottom.
Does anyone know if this will make it harder for the extractions sites to heal and what can be done about it until I can actually get a mouth guard? I read on another thread that it's good to sleep on your back or put a wash cloth in your mouth. While I might fall asleep laying on my back I almost always wake up on my side and I'm afraid I'd choke on the wash cloth.
Does anyone know if this will make it harder for the extractions sites to heal and what can be done about it until I can actually get a mouth guard? I read on another thread that it's good to sleep on your back or put a wash cloth in your mouth. While I might fall asleep laying on my back I almost always wake up on my side and I'm afraid I'd choke on the wash cloth.