Is dentistry mostly a scam?

Here's another one:

I had an issue with bruxism (teeth grinding) and so years ago I got a custom mouthguard made to wear while I sleep. Custom molded to my teeth, it cost several hundred dollars to get made.

Recently I dropped it on the floor by accident and it cracked into two pieces. It still works, I just need to place each separate piece onto my teeth and clean two pieces the following morning instead of one.

I had been wondering though (both for this reason and if/when this mouthguard eventually wears out), whether the same functionality could be achieved by a generic martial arts/sports mouthguard, and if there are any pros/cons I should be aware of about this alternative idea.

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Happily, insurance covered most of the mouthguard for me. I think the main advantage of the thing being custom molded is that it won't fall out of your mouth as easily.

Also I wish I'd gotten it years ago, I used to have chronic headaches in the morning caused by clenching my teeth at night.

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Dude get the 7 $ molding mouth guard at Walmart ....its great for travel and it gets the job done

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