Night Guards and Mouthguards, Lanark: Slim Guards You'll Happily Wear

Q: What does a night guard cost in Lanark?

Our custom night guards, made from a digital scan, are £210 in Lanark. Heavier grinders, or people with jaw pain, may need a hard occlusal splint, from £620. We also make sports mouthguards (£190) and anti-snoring appliances (from £620). All are 10% cheaper on a dental plan; see our night guards and mouthguards page.

Q: How is a night guard different from an occlusal splint?

Think of a night guard as a thin shield against ordinary grinding. An occlusal splint is hard and rigid, fine-tuned to your bite, and meant for more serious problems. Splints start at £620 and are refined over several appointments; they suit severe wear, heavy clenching or jaw joint pain, where relaxing the muscles is as important as protecting the teeth. A night guard costs £210 and generally does the job for mild or moderate grinding. Once your dentist has examined your teeth and jaw, they'll recommend one or the other.

Q: Is a custom mouthguard better than a boil-and-bite one?

Yes. A custom guard fits and protects better, and because it's comfortable, it gets worn, which is what matters. Because we make it from a scan, it's slimmer than a boil-and-bite guard, stays in without you having to bite down, and lets you breathe and call out on the pitch. It also spreads the impact of a blow more evenly across your teeth. Shop-bought guards are often bulky and loose, so players end up removing them. Ours cost £190.

Q: How long does a mouthguard last?

Sports mouthguards typically last a season or two, but they'll need replacing sooner if teeth shift, after dental work, or as a child grows. At the start of every season, look for splits, thin areas and a fit that's become loose. Night guards wear more slowly and often last several years, although people who grind heavily wear through them faster. We check your night guard at your dental examination, and once there's a visible crack or a place worn right through, it needs replacing.

Q: Can a dentist help with snoring?

Often, if it's simple snoring. A custom anti-snoring appliance, from £620, holds your lower jaw a few millimetres further forward while you sleep, making your airway less likely to narrow and vibrate. We make it from a scan and fit it so your jaw joints aren't put under strain. Heavy snoring with pauses in breathing, choking, or waking up tired can point to obstructive sleep apnoea, which needs testing through your GP before anything else. If the sleep clinic recommends an oral appliance, we can make it for you.

In Lanark, a made-to-measure night guard for grinding is £210 and a custom sports mouthguard is £190. We scan your teeth in 3D with our iTero scanner instead of using putty, so the finished guard is slim and fits closely enough to stay in all night, or all match.Night guards £210, sports guards £190, each made from a 3D scan of your teeth in Lanark.

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Hard splints for a painful jaw start at £620, and anti-snoring devices at £620. Members of our dental plans save 10%. ¹

Which Appliance Do You Need?

They may look similar, but each does a different job. Once we've examined your teeth, bite and jaw, we'll suggest the right one.

Sports Mouthguard

Built around your own teeth for contact sport, from rugby, hockey and football to boxing, judo and other martial arts. A close fit means you can speak and breathe normally, so it gets used at training as well as on match day (£190).

Night Guard

A slim, transparent guard for sleeping in. It absorbs the load from clenching and grinding, shielding your teeth along with any crowns, veneers or bonding (£210).

Hard Occlusal Splint

Made from rigid acrylic and adjusted across several appointments until your teeth contact it evenly. Suited to heavy grinding, obvious wear or jaw pain (from £620).

Anti-Snoring Device

A pair of connected trays that keeps your lower jaw slightly forward overnight, helping hold the airway open in straightforward snoring (from £620).

Retainers

Clear Essix retainers keep straightened teeth from moving back (£214 per arch). Every Invisalign treatment includes Vivera retainers.

Protecting Dental Work

Grinding makes bonding, veneers, crowns and implant teeth chip and wear sooner. Wearing a guard at night is an inexpensive way to protect them.

Grinding in Your Sleep?

Grinding mostly happens while you're asleep, so few people realise. Look for these signs instead.

Aching or tired jaw muscles in the morning, or waking with a headache at the temples

Front teeth becoming flatter or shorter, or chipping along their edges

Repeated breakages or loosening of fillings, crowns or bonding

Little grooves near the gum line, or teeth that are newly sensitive

Clicking or catching in the jaw, or someone telling you they hear you grind at night

Guide: teeth grinding and clenching explained

How It's Made

Examination

Your dentist looks for wear, cracks and tension in the jaw muscles and joints, and checks whether anything should be sorted first, like a broken filling or a high spot on a tooth.

3D Scan

Our iTero scanner captures your upper and lower teeth in minutes, and the lab builds the appliance from that digital file.

Fit and Adjust

Once it's back from the lab, we put it in, make sure it's stable and doesn't press anywhere, and refine it until your bite meets it evenly.

Review

After you've worn it for a few weeks, a brief appointment confirms it's comfortable and working as it should.

Shop-Bought or Made to Fit?

A boil-and-bite guard from a pharmacy will do for a short while. Being bulky and loose, though, it usually gets abandoned after a few weeks, and a guard left in a drawer protects nothing. One made for you is thinner, holds on to the teeth firmly and is adjusted to how you bite.

It's worth being clear: a night guard protects your teeth but doesn't cure the grinding. If stress, disturbed sleep or a jaw joint issue is driving it, we'll tell you and suggest where to get help. With jaw pain or heavy wear, the usual next step is a hard splint refined over a few appointments. Our jaw pain page explains more.

Anti-snoring devices are meant for simple snoring. Pauses in breathing at night, waking with a gasp or falling asleep in the daytime can point to sleep apnoea. Speak to your GP first; a dental appliance might then be part of the care they organise.

Looking After It

Each morning, rinse it in cold water and clean it with a soft brush; hot water can distort it

Allow it to dry, then store it in the case, out of direct sun and well away from pets

Bring it along to your dental examinations so we can check the fit and how it's wearing

If you've worn holes in it, it has done its job well and needs replacing

A child's sports guard has to be remade as the mouth grows and adult teeth arrive

What It Costs

We'll confirm the fee in writing before we start, and dental plan members get 10% off. Last reviewed October 2026. ¹

Custom sports mouthguard	£190
Night guard for grinding	£210
Snoring appliance	from £620
Rigid acrylic splint	from £620
Vivera retainer set	£530
Essix retainers, both arches	£270
Essix retainer, one arch	£214
Examination with a dentist	£70

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You Might Ask

Cost, grinding, sports guards and snoring.

Should I wear a night guard if I grind my teeth?–

It's likely if you wake with jaw ache or headaches, if the edges of your teeth look worn or chipped, or if fillings and crowns keep breaking. A partner might hear you grinding, but many people only discover it when we notice wear during a dental examination. A guard is particularly worthwhile if you have veneers, bonding or implants, because it protects treatment that cost much more than the guard.

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