Hi Ang2012,

I have been Bruxing for many years and only Dx last year with PD! I wear a silicone tooth guard on my bottom teeth at night and am sure it has saved me from many a jaw ache as was my initial problem and was very painful for a few weeks. I tend to clench my teeth as my upper and lower jaws lock together rather than grinding. Honestly as a relatively youngish!! woman wearing this is a real passion killer but has been well worth it and i would recommend it to anyone experiencing this problem. Hope you get your mum sorted!

Diane

Wow, thanks everyone for all the information. Ive printed loads off and am just going through it. We have the PN coming out later and I have a list of questions for her, including asking if its worth trying different meds.

We could do with a pill timer. Could anyone recommend one and where I can get it? It had better be loud so mum can hear it!

Hi Ang2012

Glad you've found lots of useful info from the thread.

We have a few different pill timers on our online shop that you can buy - http://shop.parkinsons.org.uk/cat/practical-products/?s=5

See if those are any good.

We also have someone on our helpline who deals with equipment such as pill timers, so it may be worth calling if you need any further advice - 0808 800 0303.

Best wishes
Dave, Digital Team

The PN came to see mum last Wednesday and changed her onto Sinemet 62mg. I was really pleased to start with as Id read somewhere that this might help with the bruxism. Then GP comes out to her for her leg problem and says shes on the wrong dose and will contact the specialist, still waiting to hear anything. Sometimes I wonder if mum really does have this, one day I think she does then the next I really wonder if shes taking tablets she doesnt need and they're giving her all these side effects but shes sleeping lots more and can't concentrate on anything, we're both struggling with all this, her physically and me mentally. Im so worried.

You need to get a dentist to see her to see if its her teeth grinding(bruxism) or if its a tremor in the jaw.As a former dentist with early onset PD I have have personally had tooth grinding as a side effect of medication and a tremor in the jaw on occasions.Both are very different but may give similar symptoms.You would be best to try to get her (if she can) to note a diary of each time it happens and how long it lasts for a week or so and the dentist can use this to help work out whats going on when they've had a look for signs of tooth wear. A mouthguard can only help if its bruxism ie.tooth grinding in your sleep.It is useless and a waste of your money for anything else.Hope this helps.