I've been doing this for 30 years! A few years ago I gave in and bought a hard one from dentist @ $400. I saw an Oral surgeon due to jaw pain and he said the train myself to keep lips together and teeth apart throughout the day. This has helped with preventing pain in jaw from clenching and grinding at night because the habit of clenching during the day has decreased and so has the night time clench and grind. Helps alot to learn to meditate and direct stress to ABS! CLench ABS instead of jaw! Still use night guard no matter what!

@DanScottChannel

11 ай бұрын

Look into mouth taping as well.

@storklebeam7121

9 ай бұрын

Very helpful comment, thank you!

@lshayes5

8 ай бұрын

I paid 600.00 for my night guard and about 7 months later I lost it- instead of buying another one for the same price I bought a kit from Walgreens and it works great!

@lshayes5

8 ай бұрын

Your method is much cheaper though way to go!!

You saved me upwards of £75 here in the UK. I've been suffering from stress and other health issues that has meant I've started grinding my teeth at night. I wake up with horrible jaw pain, my jaw clicks repeatedly when I eat, and it's painful to even have my mouth open long enough to just brush my teeth. I know my dentist would happily have a single mouthguard moulded and made up for me, but at £75 plus whatever fees for the appointment, plus the week-long wait for the guard to be made and sent back to my local dentist, I went searching for another solution. I didn't know about boil and bite guards until I watched your video. Two minutes after watching, I ordered a set of 5 (!) from Amazon that arrived the next day. They were so easy to customise, and I now have a top and bottom set of 3mm thick guards and a 6mm thick top guard to try out and decide which works best for me, along with a spare each of the 3mm and 6mm guards for the future. It cost me less than £10 and I had to wait less than 24 hours to receive and use them, and they're no different to a mouthguard I had made years and years ago (and can't use now) except they're more comfortable to wear to sleep! Thank you!

The most useful 6 minute video I have ever watched. Thank you for sharing this. My custom made one costed me $1000, thats insane expensive and within a year, it’s almost worn out.

@MoneySmartFamily

3 жыл бұрын

Wow Hanad - thanks for sharing.

@kates5528

2 ай бұрын

I’m sorry to say but your dentist robbed you

I have purchased two from the dentist. Neither one of them were a good fit so therefore when they fell out of my mouth in my sleep, my pup got them. I finally found one but it's beyond me trying to fix it. I have ordered from Amazon as well and none of them will stay in my mouth either. So happy i found you.

@MoneySmartFamily

5 ай бұрын

I'm sure it was frustrating to have poor quality from your dentist. Hope these work well for you.

Tooth grinding over many years gave me cracked molars, 4 of which had to be replaced with crowns, and others damaged. I finally tried an athletic mouth guard from Walmart. It seems to help a lot, but I noticed it eventually acquired some type of calcium or residue buildup which seems to be wearing the tops of my incisors down. Now I brush the rubber guard every morning and sometimes soak it in vinegar to remove the deposits. It has definitely helped reduce the damage to my molars and I don't wake up with a sore jaw and teeth. I only wish I had thought of it 30 years ago.

@MoneySmartFamily

3 жыл бұрын

Good insight. Soaking your mouth guard is always a good idea. And replacing it every couple of years is a good idea as well.

@chrissotrill

Жыл бұрын

Did you have any neck pain or headaches?

@aliensoup2420

Жыл бұрын

@@chrissotrill Not regularly, only occasionally, possibly due to impaired breathing, or bad head position.

Thanks for this! It’s always good to have options instead of feeling like the dentists’ is the only way

I have terrible TMJ . My device finally broke and I was in terrible pain. So I told my son to go to pick me up a sports mouth guard. Worked like a charm and pain went away.

@MoneySmartFamily

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! That's amazing. So glad you're not in pain anymore.

I don’t know how much to thank you. I wake-up with theses horrible headaches. THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

This is so PERFECT! Thank you thank you thank you for providing such a detailed, step-by-step video! All the points you made were so right, I went through three mouth guards just trying to trim them and this video just nailed it for me. Thank you so much! So much more comfortable for sleeping now.

@MoneySmartFamily

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you for this DIY tutorial! I never really thought to cut it down and sand it down which will definitely help with fit. I plan to do a few of these, for my son and I and probably my husband also.

@MoneySmartFamily

3 жыл бұрын

Let us know how it works out for you

I suffer day in and out from grinding. Sleep is a night mare sometimes. I'm definitely going to try this! Thank you! I love a good beneficial diy

@MoneySmartFamily

3 жыл бұрын

We so hope it helps Erica!

I went to the dentist today and they told me I was grinding my teeth at night. They wanted 500.00 for a mouth guard and I knew there had to be a cheaper way. Thank you so much, I'm going to go to Walmart in the morning.

Exactly what I was looking (hoping) for. Thank you!!!

Glad I saw this. My old expensive one is wearing out. Great tip.

@MoneySmartFamily

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to help

Dentist's daughter here! Oh, that ol gage reflex!!!! Thanks for the hack to trim it.. my direction from my kit didn't instruct me to do that--and it really helped with the gage rellex.

Fall 2022: model shown, at walmart about $13 now, but still, very happy to learn of THE MOST economical path, thank you!!! Seems MOST everyone can have lifelong benefit to wearing night guards, if plastic used is not toxic: very difficult to learn this info. Discovered in my 60s now, teeth are loose bc of night grinding, causing growing problems that might have been avoided. Thanks ! 🙏✨💜

Brilliant idea! I used Oral-B nighttime dental guard purchased $18 plus tax. After viewing your video, I realized that they are basically identical in term of material made. What a fool was I! Yours needs to trim a little bit but afterward it even fits better than the name brands. I thought the Oral-B was a good buy compared to the $300 ones sold in dental office. Not anymore! Now I will remember the name Wilson.

@michaelduva5217

2 жыл бұрын

hi ! Oral B seems to be flat like DEntek on the bottom. does this wilson guard actually match your bottom teeth and NOT be flat ? seems so !!!!!

Love this ! Funny story yesterday my chihuahua just so happened to get hold of mine and chewed it to shreds. Brilliant timing ! Love you guys , love from the U.K xxx

@MoneySmartFamily

4 жыл бұрын

That is hilarious .... and sad. Thanks for the love - sending it back to you too. Stay safe ... and keep your new night guard where the pup can't get to it.

I had thought 💭 of this & wondered why people didn’t do this. I am so glad to find someone that says it works. Awesome 🤩!

@zeus_sm6181

Жыл бұрын

Cause it’s not comfortable

Thanks for the idea! I went to Walmart, they have the Equate Rest Assured Nite Protector $15 for a set of two. I was surprised that it works very well for my teeth. I didn't even have to trim it. :-)

@MoneySmartFamily

3 жыл бұрын

Good for you!

@MoneySmartFamily

3 жыл бұрын

That is awesome! Thanks for sharing.

@livvieechapman1570

Жыл бұрын

I tried this brand literally shriveled up my mouth guard

@janets9179

3 ай бұрын

I agree. Just got this brand and it's comfortable.

Alright I want to say thank you For keeping video short, giving easy steps and to the point,!!! I will try this way and post the outcome ,, it seems easy!! Thanks

Thank you! You just saved me hundreds of dollars! I am so glad I came across this video! 👍🏼

wow that is very clever, i am definitely going to try it, i did not get mouth guard because of the cost factor but I will give this shot for sure, thanks for the video

this is amazing! My teeth have been slowly getting smaller, had an appointment today and of course we find out I'm a grinder! $420 mouth guard is presented to me. If this works for me you saved me $419! Thank you!!

@willwilkins9217

2 жыл бұрын

I recently found out I've been a serious grinder for some time. Please let me know if this money efficient solution has worked for you as they want to charge me $800 for one now.

@amandawilson4716

2 жыл бұрын

I got the $420 one from the dentist it works alot better than this did, unfortunately

@willwilkins9217

2 жыл бұрын

@@amandawilson4716 thank you for the reply. I'm going to shell out the cash.

@amandawilson4716

2 жыл бұрын

@@willwilkins9217 it's hard getting used to but it's definitely more comfortable than the cheaper option

@willwilkins9217

2 жыл бұрын

@@amandawilson4716, did they give you different material options? I have it bad so I'm assuming my doctor has the correct material noted already.

Use baking soda and peroxide bubbly mix to keep clean and fresh. Trimming is totally necessary to prevent the guard from pushing up on the gums causing them to receed.

This is an amazing money saving tip! I had no idea I could get a mouth guard at Walmart that cheap. Thank you for sharing!

@MoneySmartFamily

4 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome! Glad it was helpful.

@louisLives98.

3 жыл бұрын

I always knew Walmart mouth guards were bad and unusable, I didn’t know or think about self customization. Thanks for this idea. I might not use scissors or an exacto knife but the idea is all that matters. Thanks for the help. Remember people, this might not work for you as well and some of you might actually need professional mouth guards. Don’t use cheap tactics if your situation is very serious. I just grind my teeth when I play games online and not at night.

I have been looking for this solution for a long time. Great job and solution. Thank You very much

@MoneySmartFamily

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, hope this works for you!

I can't wait to try this! Thank you!

Thank you, I’m going to make one today! It’s just what I need! Regards from New Zealand 👍

Thank you what a great idea I bought a 20 dollar one but it’s all big and bulky and I can’t kee it in at night. Can’t wait to try this. Bless you

@MoneySmartFamily

3 жыл бұрын

Hope it works for you Amanda!

I have a $500 night guard that fits like a glove and is ergonomically correct to my mouth. Unfortunately people are not taught to invest in their oral care like they would with their car. Your entire jaw area what you can see and not see is as important as taking care of your vehicle and your residence. Sometimes they need expensive repairs.

@christopherm6725

Жыл бұрын

Yea this might be a cheaper option but imo not a great one. I guarantee if there were some dentists in the comments they’d advise against this. Could cause some major issues

Thankyou for this very informative , step by step process. I had my mouth splint fitted last week at dentist for 775 dollars. Im going to give this a go.

@ItsChristyLove

6 ай бұрын

That must be a special one to adjust your bite, maybe.

Tomorrow morning I will go to Walmart, thank you for the info, they want me to pay few hundreds dollars for that!!!! Thanks again

@MoneySmartFamily

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@echoestephenie8003

3 жыл бұрын

did u make urs just wandering wat u thought if u did

oh thank you for showing how you trim it! never thought about that.

@MoneySmartFamily

3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

After decades playing percussion, I often have jaw and tooth pain by the time the gig is over. This seems a workable solution to saving my teeth. Next gig two days from now. I'll endeavor to report back. Thanks for the money saving tip.

@MoneySmartFamily

3 жыл бұрын

Of course!

@VRUAN

2 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to your reporting back. Where is it?

Great video thanks! When I cut mine down, I use a pair of small electronics type wire cutters. The kind of wire cutters you use in tight spots inside of small electronics . I bought a few pairs. They’re super inexpensive on Amazon. I keep one set in my shave kit just for cutting fingernails and toenails. Also, for cleaning instead of alcohol, I use basic H from Shaklee diluted 50% with distilled water. And about twice a week I put it inside of a baby bottle disinfecting machine with UV lights inside. I also use the UV disinfecting machine for my keys my wallet, my cell phone, my eyeglasses, all kinds of stuff it helped cut down on the amount of colds and flu that I get too. I wish I would’ve started wearing a bite guard when I was a teenager. I’ve paid up to $400 for NTI Night guard made by my dentist. What a rip off they only last me about one year.

Thank you dentist just told me I need a Guard

@MoneySmartFamily

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it will help Jessie!

@melissaba1992

Жыл бұрын

Same here but medicaid don't cover it at all.

I made one. So comfortable. Thank you,

@MoneySmartFamily

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it!

Thanks for sharing this. I’m going to try this out.

@MoneySmartFamily

4 жыл бұрын

Do it! You'll be so glad you tried.

Great job. Thank you for sharing.

Great job!

This is amazing👍. Thank you so much for information.

Thank you I done spending money on these 👌 $ 1. 00 is awesome

@MoneySmartFamily

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!!

I really appreciate that. Better than the $1000 quite of my dentist.

@MoneySmartFamily

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped you.

EXCELLENT upload. BRAVO ! $

@MoneySmartFamily

4 жыл бұрын

You made our day! Many thanks!!

Thank you so much for sharing and helping me save money

Great idea! Thank you for saving me 700 dollars dentist wanted for one.

Very cool! I have a night guard from my dentist, but somehow I misplaced it. I know that the minute I pay for a brand new, expensive night guard from the dentist I will find the old one. This is a detailed video. Thank you!

@MoneySmartFamily

5 ай бұрын

That's a great idea!

Thank you for making this how to video👍

As a dental tech for my whole life this is funniest video I ever seen.

Lol I like your face when you're showing the mouth guard....very funny...😂

Fabulous information, thank you!!!!

For anyone who is watching, this will protect your teeth, but you will also grind even more because the mouth guard is soft, and your mouth wants to bite it. This means your muscles will clench even more throughout the day. That's why you need to get a mouth guard from the dentist. The mouth guard they give you is hard, and also helps train your mouth to not clench even without it. - Someone who already tried this and finally got a proper mouthguard.

@jez1416

3 ай бұрын

The oral surgeon said the train myself to keep my lips together and teeth apart throughout the day.

Love that! What a savings 😊😊

@MoneySmartFamily

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Judy. It really is inexpensive .... and so easy to make.

I was skeptical when I saw the word DIY, thankfully this isn't another one of those hot glue guns craziness Great video, Very informative and straight to the point

@MoneySmartFamily

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment - never hear of the hot glue gun idea - that does sound crazy.

Great info, thank you!

@MoneySmartFamily

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

this is great! i am a fellow grinder!!

@MoneySmartFamily

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, a simple solution!

@zxnmea

2 жыл бұрын

whats a grinder

@hamzatariq79

2 жыл бұрын

Kinky

Thank you so much! Very helpful

@MoneySmartFamily

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

This really works and thanks!!!

That is great. I’m gonna go get me one. Thanks.

Perfect! Thank you, sir! 🤪

It's great.. I love it.. Thanks a lot for sharing❤️

@MoneySmartFamily

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it!

Awesome idea!!

@MoneySmartFamily

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

Thank you, It will require a little elbow work but it's ok. I clench my teeth and often wake up with jaw pain, my teeth and gum feel sore. So I decided to get a guard especially since the dentist said my enamel is worn out. I am only 34.

@MoneySmartFamily

2 жыл бұрын

Give it a try, it could work!

My dentist quoted me $750 for a mouth guard, and they said they were giving me a discount! Thanks for helping me understand their scam. EDIT: I recently bought a professional mouth guard from a new dentist for $350. They work much better than this chewy garbage that makes my jaw hurt.

@MoneySmartFamily

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@stonecat676

3 жыл бұрын

american health care is a scam to begin with

@haidicheng5142

3 жыл бұрын

Mine quoted $1100-$1600, dentists are nuts 🤣

@sunflower6434

3 жыл бұрын

And on Ebay/Amazon they are charge phenomenal prices for the SAME product - they are just using fancier pictures and using fancy technical words; with big promises.

@businesscat4435

3 жыл бұрын

More proof how much of a joke the US healthcare is

I am all about saving $ thanks for the video great website ! New sub here!😀

@MoneySmartFamily

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Robert!

Thank you so much!!

Thanks so much. Subbed.

Instead of sanding and grinding, just cut them before boiling, and those square edges will round out. You don't want to deal with sanded plastic particles, and you certainly don't want to ingest them.

@MoneySmartFamily

3 жыл бұрын

Either way, what is done to the plastic will be sealed by the boiling water.

@TheManion123

3 жыл бұрын

Nice idea.

@MetalAsFork

3 жыл бұрын

@@MoneySmartFamily Exactly. Which is why it makes sense to cut out the mess and effort of any sanding/grinding by just pre-cutting to fit.

Perhaps your video caused the price to go up, but these are not available anywhere I could find for $1!! Still, they are pretty cheap. I purchased one on Amazon for about $5. There are a lot of sellers and the price varies widely. Thanks for you video!

@MoneySmartFamily

3 жыл бұрын

We have gotten a lot of folks watching this video, so maybe the prices did go up. Still $5 is a better risk than $300-$700.

great I need to try this, mouth guards are so expensive, thanks

@MoneySmartFamily

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, they are Jeanne!

Thank you. I have severe gum disease from sjorgrens and it seems like everytime I go the the dentist I need a new mouth guard. This will save me a fortune.

Thank you great video, thumbs up.

Thank you!

@MoneySmartFamily

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Thank you, Sir!

@MoneySmartFamily

3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome!

Thankyou so much for your video 👏👏👏👏God bless you 🙏🙏🙏

Great tip

i have severe tmj, and ive heard bruxism can’t make it worse (which i do🥲) so this is great and plus im not made out of money 👌🏼

@MoneySmartFamily

3 жыл бұрын

Hope it helps you!

@donc5281

2 жыл бұрын

V.... did it help with your tmj?

Great tutorial!! thx

@MoneySmartFamily

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Great video

@MoneySmartFamily

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Brilliant!

fabulous , thankyou

Thank you

great job

thank you so much

@MoneySmartFamily

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

,perfect!!! Thank you very much 🌹 watch out while adding to boiling water, i ruined the first one cause thé eater was too hot.

I didn’t think about trimming them down. Awesome! I chew on those soft mouth guards all night like gum…. 🥴

Great Idea!

@MoneySmartFamily

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dennis. Glad you think so!

Thanks a lot

Good discovery.

@MoneySmartFamily

2 жыл бұрын

It works well for us.

Dentist will take advantage of you!! My daughter got a tooth extracted and they said she needed a graft which is synthetic skin because it was in the top part of her mouth it would affect he sinuses and they were charging $500 for this graft but I didn't have the money so didn't get it. My new dentist was talking to and I brought that up about the graft and she got mad she said that graft only cost them $4 And they should have included that already with the extraction! So yes lways ask around.

thank you for sharing...

Thanks

Great vid. God bless you

@MoneySmartFamily

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, you too!

I am definitely goiing to try that

Thank you,a very very good video for me, I bought the 1 on Amazon,But thats ok! after molding in my mouth ,i never cut the extra parts so i will do that for tonight! : )

@MoneySmartFamily

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it could help!

@dominiquecardinal4987

3 жыл бұрын

@@MoneySmartFamily Thank you!

Great video, thank yu

@MoneySmartFamily

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

I was also told to make sure the guard does not touch or cover your gums as it dames them and to cut the edges so it does not touch the gums. Yet as soon as I do that it no longer stays in my mouth and no longer fits. I keep buying these and cannot get it to stay in once I cut the top edges. But again I cannot have the top edges touch my gums so seriously how can this work?

For me the cutting and sanding was more challenging than I imagined. I didn't know what grit my bit was that was lying around all this time. Probably gonna have to hit the store and get a new one. Essentially what this video explains is true though. It's clunkier than the dentist, but after you trim it and IF YOU CAN GET THE DEPTH RIGHT, it's pretty good. Might take a few test runs.

@MoneySmartFamily

5 ай бұрын

Trial and error - and a couple of bucks - you'll still come out money ahead.

thank u..