J**K
Why pay $500 at dentist for the same thing?
When my dentists told me I had to get a guard to keep from grinding for $500 I almost fell out. I have have 5 fillings replaced because of my grinding so what am spost to say, no thanks..they got me by my short and curlies. Or do they? This product is almost if not exactly what my dentist was going to do. Create a mold, ship it off, get the final product, charge me $500 thank you very much. Now for $50, I get the same result and get a professionally designed grind guard molded to my teeth. I have posted images with notes above please check them out cause they are WAY better than the picture they use on this page. What comes with this product when you buy it:1) Molding putty (2 containers blue/white that are blended together in mold)2) Molds (1 large/1 small)3) Prepaid padded envelope to mail back mold after imprint4) Printed instructions ( bad picture quality on the pics printed on them but you get the idea)Mixing/molding = easy just be aware when you push this into your mouth and push it up against your teeth the putty has to go somewhere when it is displaced. I found the extra trying to go down the back of my throat the fist time and had a gag thing going on. Popped out the mold, reshaped the putty to a more reasonable shape and had waaaay better time. The mold came out very easy. See above pic of results.Sent back molds (they want back the one you don't use also) in the provided prepaid envelope and got it back in about 8 days.Very happy with it, very solid, and looks like it will take the wear and tear that it should. Should I be proven wrong I will write an update with the life span. The clock starts today (2/14/11).-------Edit 8/3/2012-------------Still going strong. No tears in it which is saying something with how powerful of a grinder I am. Still fits well and the only thing I noticed is a slight discoloration (its was clear not it is kinda milky). I also find black mold to start occurring in the deep recesses of the tooth marks. This is NOT a design flaw just a wet environment and nature doing what it does best. I have found a small spray bottle and put Listerine in it. After removing it I spray the top and bottom with it and place in case...stopped all those nasties from occurring.Also I had some comments/concerns about the sending back the molds I didn't use and whether or not they were possibly reusing the molds. I can't say one way or another, but don't think your dentist isn't doing the same. Since the company does not ask for a size of your mouth, they are sending a "complete" package and are just trying to get back the unused parts. Just sterilize them with Listerine or such before using if you are concerned.
B**K
Think Twice Before You Buy
[Sorry that I am kind of lazy in writing reviews -- I usually do not write reviews, because I agree with most reviews with the products I have purchased on Amazon. However, I have decided this time that I need to write a review for this product, because this product has some serious problems, at least in my opinion, and that has not been mentioned by other reviewers. It is very possible that many other reviewers have not realized the problem with this product yet. See my review below -- how often you would lift your upper lip to examine your upper gums?]Background Information:=======================I purchased this product in late July 2011. It took about 2 weeks for me receive the molding kit. Another 2~3 weeks for me to receive the actual product. I started using it at the beginning of September 2011. The product is designed to fit your top teeth, and it fits my top teeth very well. However, here are the problems:1) It is VERY tight. It does not fall off during night. That's good. However, when waking up in the morning, I always feel that my teeth (especially several of my front teeth) have been pulled inward. It seems that the tightness of this product has made my teeth shifted, especially the front ones. This tight feelings of my teeth will last most of the mornings. By late evening, the feeling of my teeth will go back to normal. However, the next morning, the feeling of teeth shift will start over again.2) After wearing for 1~2 weeks, I start to feel a little strange on my upper teeth. One day, I was curious, and I lifted my upper lip to check it out in front of a mirror. I was horrified at what I saw. I saw that my upper gums have receded significantly. With the gums receding, I saw these big gaps in-between the bottom of my upper front teeth. (For those who have already used this product, please check with yourself. People do not usually lift their lips to see this, and I am sure that I am not the only one have this problem).I contacted this seller right away about my problem. To my surprise, the person ("Matt") wrote me back and ask me to use Google to do "research" myself, because he thinks it has nothing to do with the product. Also, he claims that [quote] "We are not a dentist and only made a guard that you wanted". The seller insisted that "The guard does fit well and is working to protect the teeth, it is not defective and custom to your mouth. If the guard was lose, it would fall out at night and you could choke on it. It should fit snug to your teeth which you have stated it does."I concluded that using this product will cause more problem than getting the benefit, because I know gum recession will cause teeth to lose, and the daily teeth shift will fasten this process. Loosing teeth (especially my front teeth) is a lot more serious than grinding them (usually in the back). Also, I will check with my dentist (and this seller recommended that, ironically).My Frustration================I am frustrated in dealing with the seller. There is no "customer service" from this company. I have emailed him several times, and every time he will only use the masked Amazon notification email to communication with me. Hence, this "company" does not even have a company email for you to work with, and there is not a phone number or a Web site. The only person replied my email was "Matt".When I ask for refund, he refused because [quote] "So what sort of guarantee do I have that if I give you a refund you still won't create a bad review". That's a strange English, but I know what he means. He wants to make sure that the refund will be issued only if I guarantee to him that I will not write a bad review. No wonder this product has all of the 4~5 stars. No one has ever written bad reviews because this seller will make sure these people will shut up by issuing them refund.For me, I am not getting the refund, and I am speaking up for the rest of the world to see.Also, I strongly suspect that this company reuses all of their molding kits -- as some of other reviewers have already suggested. The molding kit I have received included a wrinkled instruction sheet, along with the molding pieces. Nothing was sealed. Reuse the instruction sheet is OK with me. However, I just do not feel comfortable to use the molding kit that has been in others' mouth before. I had to wash molding kit several times because I just do not like the thought that these pieces have been in others' mouths before. I really hoped that I have washed away the gems left by others. Since the instructions specifically ask you to mail everything back, I know the pieces I have used will be used again by new customers in the future. Yikes.
B**R
I'll be buying these again
I understand the frustration of some of the reviewers, but may I remind you that you are about about $50 for a product that will cost you over $600 at a dentist? You have to have the right expectations.They will be bulkier than a mouthguard from the dentist. But it is still very comfortable. Now, I can't sleep without them because my teeth feel naked.It may not fit perfectly when you arrive. This happened to me. Mine arrived and after the first night my teeth hurt and felt like I had just had braces put on or something. Same thing next night. I contacted the seller demanding my money back. He said, "sometimes this happens, try adjusting it." So, out of fairness, I gave him a (begrudging) shot and did what he asked. I took out a lighter, heated up the areas that hurt my teeth, and loosened it up a little bit.Voila. $600 mouth guard for $50. All it took was a little patience and entrepreneurial zeal. The adjustment process was INCREDIBLY easy and definitely worth $550. Heck, you may not even have to adjust yours.I will be buying this product in another six months or so (I've had mine for about a year) as all mouth guards wear out eventually.
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