The SleepRight Secure Comfort is designed to protect your teeth and TMJ from clenching and grinding. It helps unload the jaw joint by creating the natural freeway space that should exist naturally between the teeth.

You should choose the SleepRight because it is:

Designed by a specialist in dentistry

No prescription necessary.

Comfortable ~ not bulky

NO boiling water or melting plastic is required to fit

Free of BPA and Latex

Self-adjust technology fits all sizes

FDA Approved, CE Certified and approved by the British Dental Health Foundation

The SleepRight ready to wear dental guard is designed to protect your teeth, TMJ and dental work from damage that can be very expensive to fix. Wearing a SleepRight dental guard is a great step forward and it may make you more aware so that you can address the unerlying causes, but i t it will not cure your teeth grinding and clenching. That is true of all dental guards.

Protecting your teeth and TMJ is the main purpose of the SleepRight. Compared to hundreds of pounds to fix damaged teeth, it is also affordable, so it will protect your finances from damage as well!

Many customers report that they get relief from TMJ Pain and headaches when using the SleepRight which makes sense when you consider how much pressure there is when clenching and grinding. Everyone is different though. Some people actually get an increase in headaches initially, until they get used to the product. Dentists in the US routinely prescribe the SleepRight to patients with TMJ problems.

To protect teeth from clenching and grinding is one thing–breaking a bad neuromuscular habit to control clenching and grinding is entirely another. Our SleepRight dental guard is designed to protect your teeth while you learn to develop a new approach for managing your own health care.

Awareness
We strongly suggest you begin wearing the SleepRight dental guard 30-60 minutes before sleep. Keep your “lips together and teeth apart” while in your conscious state of mind, never allowing the teeth to bite down on the bitepads. This will increase your awareness of the habit to clench and grind your teeth. Conscious awareness of “lips together, teeth apart” is necessary for the brain to make the appropriate changes to relax while you sleep. The SleepRight dental guard does not attach to the teeth. The soft strap and learning to control the muscles of the mouth will keep the appliance in place.

Accountability
You must accept the responsibility to manage your own health care. The SleepRight dental guard bitepads will establish the space that should exist naturally between your teeth when you are relaxed. Do not bite down on the bitepads…this is very important, although the urge to do so will test your concentration. Finding evidence of clenching and grinding on the bitepads show your efforts to concentrate on “lips together, teeth apart” must be raised to a higher level.

Behavior Modification
The brain does not distinguish between good and bad learning, it just learns. You must repeat the desirable model, “lips together, teeth apart”, until it is a healthy habit, no longer needing your conscious supervision. Your ultimate goal is to eliminate the dependency on a night guard as soon as possible. Everyone’s learning curve is different, so be patient.

The SleepRight has been used safely for over a decade and we have not heard of anyone swallowing their guard. However, there are huge forces at work when you clench and grind and no dental guard will withstand those forces forever, not even an expensive one made by your dentist. It is always best to check the condition of your guard before wearing. Your guard is designed to be sacrificial in that it takes the damage rather than your teeth. Look out for damage and replace it when necessary.

The SleepRight is classified as a medical device so there are strict rules about reporting adverse incidents. We comply with EU medical device directive 93-42EEC. Note: You may not be protected by EU medical device legislation if you purchase a SleepRight dental guard from the US or from suppliers outside the EU.

The SleepRIght is prescribed by thousands of dentists throughout the world and it is routinely prescribed by US dentists for patients with bruxism and TMJ problems. Your dentist may may not be aware of the benefits of the SleepRight ready-to-wear guard. However, we are pleased to say that an independent panel of international dental experts at the British Dental Health Foundation (BDHF) have examined the product carefully and looked at all aspects including safety and efficacy and gave it their seal of approval. In fact, it is the only dental guard on the market that is both CE certified and approved by the BDHF!

So, if your dentist says that they do not approve of the SleepRight it is more than likely they have not heard of the product before, or they have misconceptions that could be addressed quickly and easily. Please get them to talk to us. We have the answers to their concerns and can answer any questions they may have.

If you have a TMJ problem it is always best to consult with your healthcare practitioner prior to using a SleepRight dental guard.

Most people do not need to replace their guard until many years after first purchase. Others may need to replace it after a few months. It all depends on the type of bruxer you are. Chronic bruxers will grind through anything over time, even expensive dental guards from a dentist. But, that is the point. If you grind through a plastic guard, how much damage could you do to your teeth and dental work if they were not protected? If you are a chronic bruxer, then you should choose the Dura-Comfort guard. This is the most durable guard in the range and is most likely to survive for longer.