Night Guards and Mouthguards, Hamilton

Guards That Fit Well Enough to Wear

Q: How much does a night guard cost in Hamilton?

A custom night guard made from a digital scan costs £210 at our Hamilton practice. For heavier grinding or jaw pain, a hard occlusal splint is from £620. We also make sports mouthguards at £190 and anti-snoring devices from £620. Dental plan members save 10% on each of these; see our night guards and mouthguards page.

Q: What's the difference between a night guard and a splint?

A night guard is a thin protective cover for everyday grinding; a hard occlusal splint is a rigid appliance fine-tuned to your bite for heavier problems. The splint, from £620, is adjusted over a few visits and suits severe wear, heavy clenching or pain in the jaw joint, where relaxing the muscles matters as much as protecting the teeth. A night guard is £210 and is usually all that's needed for mild to moderate grinding. Your dentist will suggest which suits after looking at your teeth and jaw.

Q: Is a custom mouthguard worth it over a shop-bought one?

Yes, a custom guard fits better, protects better and actually gets worn, which is the whole point. Made from a scan of your teeth, it's thinner than a boil-and-bite guard, stays put without clenching, and lets you breathe and shout to teammates. It also spreads the force of a knock more evenly across the teeth. Shop guards tend to be bulky and loose, so players take them out; ours are £190.

Q: How often should a mouthguard be replaced?

A sports mouthguard usually lasts one or two seasons, but needs remaking sooner if teeth move, after dental treatment, or as a child's mouth grows. Check it for splits, thin spots and a looser fit at the start of each season. Night guards wear out more slowly, often lasting several years, though heavy grinders get through them faster. We check night guards at your dental examination, and once you can see a crack or a spot worn right through, it's time for a new one.

Q: Can a dentist stop me snoring?

For plain snoring, often yes: a custom anti-snoring device, from £620, eases your lower jaw a few millimetres forward at night so the throat is less likely to close and vibrate. It's made from a scan and fitted so it doesn't strain your jaw joints. Loud snoring with gaps in breathing, choking or waking unrefreshed can mean obstructive sleep apnoea, and your GP should arrange tests for that before anything else. If the sleep team agree an oral appliance would help, we can make it for you.

A custom night guard for grinding costs £210 at our Hamilton practice, and a fitted sports mouthguard is £190. Each one is made from a 3D scan of your teeth on our iTero Lumina scanner, so there's no putty, and it's thin and snug enough that you'll keep it in.Night guards £210 and sports guards £190 in Hamilton, made from a 3D scan of your teeth.

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Splints for jaw pain cost from £620, and devices for snoring from £620. Dental plan members pay 10% less. ¹

Choosing the Right Appliance

They look alike in the box but do different jobs. We'll recommend one after looking at your teeth, bite and jaw.

Sports Mouthguard

Made to your teeth for contact sports: rugby, hockey and football, plus boxing, judo and other martial arts. Because it fits closely you can talk and breathe with it in, so it actually gets worn at training (£190).

Night Guard

A thin, clear guard worn while you sleep. It soaks up the force of clenching and grinding and protects your teeth and any crowns, veneers or bonding (£210).

Hard Occlusal Splint

A rigid acrylic splint, fine-tuned over a few visits so your bite meets it evenly. For heavy grinding, marked wear or a painful jaw (from £620).

Anti-Snoring Device

Two linked trays that hold the lower jaw a little forward while you sleep, keeping the airway clearer for simple snoring (from £620).

Retainers

Clear Essix retainers to stop straightened teeth drifting back (£214 for one arch). Vivera retainers come with every Invisalign course.

Guarding Your Dental Work

If you grind, bonding, veneers, crowns and implant teeth all chip and wear faster. A guard at night is cheap insurance.

Could You Be a Grinder?

Most grinding happens in sleep, so people rarely know they do it. These clues are more reliable.

Sore or tired jaw muscles first thing, or a headache around the temples when you wake

Front teeth that look flatter, shorter or chipped at the edges

Fillings, crowns or bonding that keep cracking or coming loose

Small notches where teeth meet the gum, or teeth that have become sensitive

A jaw that clicks or sticks, or a partner who hears grinding at night

Read our guide to grinding and clenching

From Scan to Fit

A Look at Your Teeth and Jaw

We check for wear, cracks and strain in the jaw muscles and joints, and make sure nothing else needs fixing first, such as a broken filling or a tooth that sits high.

A Quick 3D Scan

The iTero Lumina scanner records both arches in a few minutes. A dental laboratory makes the appliance from that file.

Fitting

When it comes back from the laboratory, we seat it, check it doesn't rock or pinch, and adjust it so your teeth land evenly on it.

A Short Follow-Up

We see you again after a few weeks of wear to check it's comfortable and doing its job.

Chemist Guard or Custom-Made?

A mouldable guard from the chemist is fine as a stopgap. The trouble is that it's thick and loose, so it tends to end up in a drawer within a few weeks, and a guard does nothing out of your mouth. A custom one is slimmer, grips the teeth properly and is adjusted to your bite.

To be clear about what a night guard does: it shields your teeth, but it won't stop the habit. If stress, poor sleep or a jaw joint problem is behind it, we'll say so and point you to help. For jaw pain or severe wear, a hard splint adjusted over several visits is usually the next step. See our jaw pain page for more.

An anti-snoring device is for plain snoring. If you stop breathing in your sleep, wake up gasping or nod off during the day, that can be sleep apnoea. See your GP first; a dental device may then form part of the treatment they arrange.

Caring for Your Guard

Rinse it under the cold tap each morning and brush it with a soft brush. Hot water can warp it

Let it air-dry, then keep it in its case, away from sunny windowsills and the dog

Bring it with you to dental examinations so we can look at the fit and the wear marks

Worn right through in places? Then it's been working hard, and it's time for a new one

Children's sports guards need remaking as new adult teeth come through and the mouth grows

Guard and Splint Fees

Your fee is confirmed in writing first. Dental plan members save 10%. Fees checked October 2026. ¹

Sports mouthguard	£190
Night guard	£210
Anti-snoring device	from £620
Hard occlusal splint	from £620
Vivera retainers	£530
Essix retainers, upper and lower	£270
Essix retainer, single arch	£214
Dental examination	£70

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Your Questions

Prices, grinding, sport and snoring.

Do I need a night guard for grinding?–

You probably do if you wake with an aching jaw or headaches, your teeth look worn or chipped at the edges, or fillings and crowns keep breaking. A partner may hear the grinding, but many people only find out when we spot the wear at a dental examination. A guard is especially worth having if you've had veneers, bonding or implants. It protects work that cost far more than the guard itself.

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