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You also may want to sleep on you back at night because sleeping on your stomach pushes your lower out of alignment and can cause futher inflamation to the temporomadibular joint! If you are short on cash you can even make your own nightguard by going to any sports store and getting a mouth guard that you would mold to your own teeth, probably a little more bulky but will do the job!!!