I think I am sleeping with my lips slightly open, but when I wake up, I am still nose-breathing, but my mouth is dry and my tongue is sore.
I tried taping my mouth shut with surgical tape, which worked great, but was really sore on my lips when I removed it, so I used a tiny bit of tissue to protect them. But the last two mornings, I have still had my lips slightly apart under the tissue when I woke up. It’s like the muscles have just got loose. A strap would definitely not help, as my jaw doesn’t need to move for my lips to part.
My gums have started to recede, so I am really worried about my teeth. Dental X-rays previously showed I have terrible bone structure (like a smoker’s - but I’ve never smoked), but then my gums were super healthy, so I was ok. But if I can’t fix this, I fear my teeth will start to fall out. I am 50 years premenopause with a slight overbite on thetop, maybe this has something to do with it.
I really hope someone here can help me as I am really worried about my teeth