Dan and Becky Okrent spent seven years on the Met Project, a labor of love that took them from ancient Sumer to Synchronism.

In the meantime, or if your grinding seems to be associated with periods of high stress or poor sleep, an over-the-counter mouth guard might help as a short-term solution (two weeks to a month).

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