I am 59 female and weigh 140. I believe I’ve had apnea even as a child I remember waking up gasping for air but just thought I was having a bad dream. All my back teeth are crowns because I clench. About 5 years ago I had a sleep study which I happened to mention to my dentist who then suggested the silent nite guard. I was all for it since it seemed simpler. I think it did work but in the morning it took a couple hours for my jaw to go back. After 3 years my jaw stopped going back and my back teeth would not touch. My dentist took impressions and said he would adjust my teeth by grinding them down in certain spots. I did not have it done and stopped using the guard. I had another sleep study and got an APAP. I still feel like I am clenching which I thought would go away once I got the APAP. i am wearing a drug store guard until I figure out what to do. Now my jaw has changed and my back teeth feel too close they clank together when I eat. So if I had gotten my teeth “adjusted “ and now my jaw has changed then what? I don’t know who to go to. I do go to a chiropractor because I have tight shoulders which affects the rest of my back. He says my jaw is fine that it is not out of place So do I now need an orthodontist or what. I am really afraid who to trust because the dentist was so sure my jaw would be fine. I did ask him at the start “is this going to affect my jaw?” Hopefully there are some answers. Thank you.
