I’ve had mouth guards I wear for years but not due to seizures but definitely can’t do without them. Yes, definitely ask neurologist hope she can send a referral to your dentist. Dentist I know are expensive but what isn’t nowadays. 😍

Dentists make special mouth guards to sleep in so you won’t grind your teeth

William here ., I be having mostly nocturnal seizures ., so often I be waking up a bloody mess ., mostly I bite my tongue or the insides of my mouth ,, with CIRE seizures I have bad chills called rigours .. I chatter and grind my teeth so hard sometimes I be breaking them .. once I bite my tongue quite badly and be going to hospital for stitches .. dissolving kind so they disappear .. cannot use mouth guard for 2 reasons .. first .. fear that the violence of the severe teeth rigours chattering break it and I choke .. second, the saliva that build up I might aspirate .. as I have a wee right lung half size of left that be covered with scarring from many lung collapse ., so I tend to drool copiously during seizures and have aspirated that before .. and yes I did fracture a mouth guard .. and broke tooth as well .. woke up in a pool of blood and drool .. thankfully did not aspirate .. really mussed the bed though 😢 .. hugs from William and Jen💜💙🕊

@A MyEpilepsyTeam Member , I have TMJ where I grind my teeth when I sleep & so my dentist made a mouth guard to specifically fit my mouth. The mouth guards my dentist makes me, I don’t think my insurance helps to pay for any of & so it can be a little pricey but it can protect your some & so I think it’s worth it. Even though I wear my mouth guard, I still find that I’ve bit my cheeks sometimes. Without the mouth guard, when one had broken, I had a seizure & bit my bottom lip really bad & then another night I had a seizure & bit my tongue. That showed me that my mouth guard helps protect my mouth due to my teeth grinding, but also if I have a seizure. Take care. Your friend in Texas, Becky

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Try using mouth Teeth guard.