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Unconscious teeth grinding and clenching, otherwise known as bruxism, is a common problem. In fact, it afflicts up to 8% of middle-aged adults. If you are among those who suffer from bruxism and you have one or more missing teeth, it is natural to wonder if your condition will affect your candidacy for tooth replacement. There is good news! Even though teeth grinding presents some risks for dental implants<\/a>, it will not automatically preclude you from getting them. This blog post further explains the relationship between bruxism and dental implants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

How Bruxism Can Affect Dental Implants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dental implants are remarkably tough. However, similar to natural teeth, they are not impervious to the damage that bruxism can cause. If you grind your teeth while you are asleep, you have no control over how much force your upper and lower teeth exert on one another \u2014 for some people, their nighttime grinding may expose their teeth to up to 250 pounds of force<\/a>! That number is especially concerning when you note that normal chewing usually exerts just 70 pounds of force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is no wonder that bruxism has the potential to cause serious damage to the restorations on top of dental implants. This means you might end up having to replace your crowns, bridges, or dentures more often than you anticipated. Even more concerning is the fact that the continuous force created by bruxism could damage the bone around your dental implants, perhaps causing the implants to become loose or failure altogether.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protecting Your Dental Implants from Bruxism<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are a few ways to reduce the risk that your bruxism will cause serious damage to your dental implants:<\/p>\n\n\n\n