So I’ve been a bad teeth-grinder for a few years and it’s gotten to the point where some of my teeth are getting pretty sharp/pointy at the places where my grinding is wearing them down. Not only does my jaw hurt in the mornings, but my mouth also tastes ever so slightly of blood when I wake. My dentist is afraid that I’m going to grind my teeth down far enough that it will cause serious problems. All of the mouth-guards that I’ve tried so far are not helpful because they are uncomfortable enough that it’s hard to sleep, and when I do sleep I chew pretty much right through the mouthguard after a few months. I guess I’m just a nervous, fidgety, stressed person to begin with.

Is there anything I can do to get rid of this problem? I could keep trying mouthguards, but I’d really like something that could get to the root of the problem. What causes the grinding, mentally, and is there anything I can do calm down that part of the brain???

Thanks.