Has anyone damaged their teeth during a seizure

Definitely have problems with teeth because of seizures. It’s horrible. But I have also broken every thing in my body and tried to recover from each injury one day at a time.

My son has had several nocturnal seizures in recent years and recently switched dentists. When learning of his seizure history, the dentist recommended that he sleep with a mouthguard since they have known some patients to have suffered some tooth damage during seizures. We are exploring our options but it sounds like a simple way to avoid tooth damage and expensive dental bills.

My fiance had his first ever grand mal seizure in 4/17. It happened at 4am while he was in the bathroom getting for work. He fell and hit his head, nose and mouth on our bathroom table (wood) he convulsed pretty long and violently. His nose was pretty banged up and bruised and he broke about 6-7 top teeth. He had a retainer and his retainer was hanging from his mouth with his teeth. He had to have 8 extractions. Supposedly if you break or lose teeth during medical injury, it can be billed and covered by medical due to it being from a seizure that’s what we are trying currently because dental work for denture or implants is quoted at 8k for everything. He is currently on Keppra

I have had Gran Mal's and have empathy for him. Not to reference your fiance, but this is an example about what the public needs to be educated. If public awareness would be widespread, this kind of seizure and subsequent damage that one experiences may help to generate more research and cure funding. I wish both of you the best.

My husband broke an implant on the back bottom during a seizure.

Yes I fell and chipped my front teeth

I've also had my share of broken teeth that needed crowns, and I’m looking forward to finding a better solution soon. Right now, I have two night guards, but they’ve been quite uncomfortable, which makes it hard to use them consistently. I know it’s time to explore alternatives, if any, that might work better for me. Wishing you all the best in your endeavors!
Take care,
Jake

Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect, @joeyjensen1959. Sorry to hear you fell and chipped your front teeth.

Wondering what your diagnosis is, joeyjensen1959? Did you get your teeth repaired? If so, what kind of reparation was done?

My empathy for your fiance. I hope he recovers well. I visit another support group and participants complain while sharing experiences. This is what I like about our Mayo group; simply experiences and questions seeking help...and others willing to give it. So, when I see people complain, they should read about what your fiance and others have experienced. Not a gran mal, but I personally had a seizure while walking into a vacation cabin (3 steps) after a jog. Worse damage in 25 years. Lip swollen big, severe bruising around nose and eyes, cut face, arms scraped badly, you know the story. Went to a restaurant that evening and even had another person thank me for my service. Damaged so badly, she thought I'd returned from Afghanistan. Note: not complaing. I wish the general public know what we experience. Again, I wish your fiance well.

I'm seeing a dentist...but it's extremely expensive