Mouthguards & night guards
Custom Mouthguards & Night Guards in Greenwich, CT
A boil-and-bite guard offers a little protection and tends to fall out. A custom guard stays in place comfortably enough that people actually wear it.
What it involves
These solve two very different problems with one kind of appliance. Children in contact sports need a guard that holds up for a season without affecting how they speak or breathe. Adults who grind their teeth need something that can absorb forces strong enough to wear down molars and crack porcelain.
Both are made from an impression of your own teeth, so the fit is precise, the thickness is intentional, and the guard holds up to being carried around day after day.
Sports guards
Fitted for children and adults, in team colors on request
Night guards
Hard or soft depending on how you grind and what it has already worn
Turnaround
Impressions at one visit, fitting at the next
Patient rating
5.0 from 121 reviews
Who this is for
When we recommend it
- You play a contact sport and your current guard is a bulky store-bought version.
- You wake up with a sore jaw or headaches and suspect you grind your teeth at night.
- A partner has mentioned that you grind or clench audibly in your sleep.
- You have veneers or crowns you would like to protect from nighttime wear.
- A boil-and-bite guard keeps falling out or feels too thick to sleep in.
Step by step
How the treatment runs
- 01
Assessment
A quick look at wear patterns on your teeth, or a conversation about your sport, tells us which type of guard you need.
- 02
Impressions
An impression or digital scan of your teeth, taking a few minutes, forms the basis the guard is built on.
- 03
Fabrication
The guard is made to that exact mold, so thickness and coverage are deliberate rather than one-size-fits-all.
- 04
Fit check
At delivery, we check the guard in your mouth and adjust the edges until it seats comfortably.
Afterwards
What to expect once you leave
First nights
A short adjustment period is normal as your mouth gets used to something new. Most people stop noticing it within a week.
First few weeks
Any morning jaw soreness from grinding typically eases once the guard is worn consistently.
Long term
A well-made guard lasts years with normal care and should be brought to checkups so we can assess wear.
A sports guard and a night guard are priced differently, since they use different materials and thicknesses, and you receive a written estimate for the one that applies to you.
That estimate follows the assessment, once we know whether a standard guard will do or something more heavily built is needed for a severe grinder.
We file with your plan where a benefit applies and accept cards and HSA or FSA funds.
Other ways to go
What we would also put in front of you
Store-bought boil-and-bite
Less expensive up front, but the looser fit means less protection, and most people stop wearing them within months.
Address the grinding itself
A guard protects the teeth but does not treat the underlying jaw tension, which is worth discussing if headaches or jaw pain are frequent.
Read moreNo guard, monitor wear
Reasonable for very mild, occasional grinding, but flattened molars and cracked porcelain do not reverse once they happen.
Why patients choose us for this
Made from your own impressions
A close fit means people actually wear the guard, which is the only way it can protect anything.
A dentist who understands ceramics
Dr. Yeterian's background in dental ceramics informs how each guard is built to protect porcelain restorations specifically, not just natural teeth.
Checked over time
We inspect guards at routine visits so a thinning spot is caught before it fails.
Q & A
Questions we are asked about mouthguards & night guards
Often the wear on your enamel tells us before you notice anything yourself — flattened tips, small cracks, a partner who has heard it, or a jaw that feels tired in the morning. We check for these patterns at every examination.
They offer some protection against direct contact, which is better than nothing, but the fit is often loose enough that people stop wearing them, and an unbalanced guard can sometimes make jaw discomfort worse.
Yes, and it matters if you grind. Porcelain holds up well to normal biting but is far less forgiving of sideways grinding forces, and a guard costs a fraction of what it takes to replace the work.
The impression appointment is brief, and the guard is typically ready within one to two weeks, depending on lab turnaround.
It should not hurt, though it can feel unfamiliar for the first several nights. If it causes actual pain or does not seat properly, it needs an adjustment.
Several years is typical for a night guard with normal wear, and a sports guard usually lasts a season or more depending on the sport and how it is cared for.
For grinding, the wear on your teeth and any restorations simply continues at night without anything to absorb it. For sports, a missed guard is a missed tooth's worth of risk in a single hit.
Where we are
Cos Cob, minutes from central Greenwich
211 East Putnam Avenue, Suite 2-6, Cos Cob, CT 06807. Parking at the building. Mon–Tue 8a–7p, Wed–Thu 8a–5p, Fri 9a–2p.
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