Smart device to aid teeth grinding study which hopes to gauge potential triggers

A clinical trial due to start in the next month will gauge the level of night-time teeth-grinding in 50 people — and what the potential triggers are that cause it in the first place.

The study, which will last a year, will use a new medical device called a Smartsplint which measures tooth-grinding during sleep.

Those participating in the study will use the device — a mouth guard with in-built sensors — while sleeping at home.