Restorative & maintenance · CID-RST-06 · v1.0

Night Guard and Occlusal Guard Consent

Consent for a custom guard worn to protect teeth, implants, or restorations from grinding.

About 5 minutesRead, sign and download from your own device

Completion

0 of 15 required items

Patient details
Patient-specific fields
Acknowledgments
Electronic signature

Before you sign

Review this document before your appointment when possible. Your treating dentist must still explain the patient-specific treatment, benefits, material risks, alternatives—including no treatment—and answer your questions. Do not sign after receiving sedating medication.

1. Who this form is for

Fields marked * are required for a signed PDF.

Patient full legal name *Date of birth *Email *Phone *

Treating dentist

Dr. Jain & Dr. Gupta

Treating office *Signer full legal name *Enter the patient’s name when the patient is signing. An authorized representative must enter their own name.Relationship or authorityRequired when someone other than the patient signs.

2. What you are agreeing to

Proposed treatment

A custom guard is made from impressions or a scan and worn — usually at night — to spread the force of clenching and grinding. For implant patients it protects the implants, the screws, and the zirconia or acrylic teeth from forces that are among the commonest causes of chipping, screw loosening, and fracture.

Material risks and limitations

A guard manages the forces of grinding. It does not cure grinding or clenching, and it does not treat sleep apnea.
Temporary soreness of the teeth or jaw, increased saliva, dry mouth, or altered speech while adapting.
Teeth can shift if the guard is worn inconsistently or is not adjusted when it stops fitting.
Changes to the bite, jaw joint symptoms, or jaw muscle soreness; tell us promptly if these occur.
The guard wears through, cracks, or breaks and is a replacement cost. Heavy grinders may need a new one every few years or sooner.
Cleaning it daily matters: a guard that is not cleaned harbors bacteria and yeast and can cause gum inflammation or a fungal infection.
Never wear a guard that has become loose, sharp, or damaged.

Reasonable alternatives

No guard and accepting the risk of wear, chipping, or fracture; a different guard design or material; occlusal adjustment; a stock over-the-counter guard, which is not custom-fitted and can move teeth; treatment of an underlying jaw joint problem; or medical evaluation where sleep-disordered breathing is suspected.

3. Your case, in your words

Treatment, tooth number(s), or area discussed with your dentistUse the wording from your treatment plan when available.Questions you asked or information you want your dentist to addressEnter “None” only if you have no remaining questions.Patient-specific risks or special considerations discussedFor example: medications, allergies, smoking, bone quality, nerve or sinus proximity.

4. Confirm, then sign

I have reviewed this form and understand the proposed treatment, its expected benefits, its material risks, reasonable alternatives, and the likely consequences of no treatment.I have had an opportunity to ask my treating dentist questions, and my questions have been answered in language I understand.I understand that this form supports—but does not replace—the informed-consent discussion with my treating dentist, and that I may withdraw consent before treatment.I agree to sign this form and receive it electronically. I understand this agreement applies only to this form, and that I can complete this and any other form on paper instead — completing forms on paper does not affect my treatment, my fees, or my care in any way.I understand that I may withdraw my agreement to sign electronically at any time before I sign by simply not signing and asking the office for a paper copy, and that after signing I may ask the office for a paper copy at no charge.I understand that I need a current web browser and a device able to open and save a PDF file, that I should download and keep the PDF this form produces, and that I can ask the office to print or re-send my signed form at any time.I intend my drawn or typed signature to be my electronic signature on this form, and I am signing it myself.

Patient or authorized representative signature *

Sign inside the box using a mouse, stylus, or finger.

Where this form goes

Nothing you type here is uploaded — the signed PDF is built in your browser. Download the signed PDF saves it to your device and sends nothing. Bring it to your appointment or hand it to the front desk, and staff will place it in your dental record.

Completion

0 of 15 required items

Patient details
Patient-specific fields
Acknowledgments
Electronic signature

Need help? Call the office before signing. A patient form should document a conversation, not replace one.

Who is responsible for this document

Responsible clinicians

Dr. Sambhav (Sam) Jain, DMD, MS
Lead Implant Dentist & Founder · CA Dental License #50472
Dr. Arpana Gupta, DDS, MDS
Implant Dentist · CA Dental License #50467

Arpana Gupta, DDS and Sambhav Jain, DDS, Inc., practicing as Center for Implant Dentistry.

Where to reach us

Fremont
3381 Walnut Ave, Fremont, CA 94538
Phone (510) 574-0496 · Fax (510) 574-0499
San Francisco
4318 Geary Blvd, Suite 201, San Francisco, CA 94118
Phone (415) 696-2922 · Fax (510) 574-0499

Questions about a form? info@bayareaimplantdentistry.com — that address is for questions about a form, not for sending one. A completed form holds health details that should never travel through ordinary email: download the signed PDF and bring it to your appointment, or hand it to the front desk.

What happens to what you type

While you type, nothing is sent and no draft, analytics, or advertising script records your answers. Download builds the PDF in your browser, saves it to your device, and sends nothing — this website never transmits your completed form. Hand it to our staff at your visit so they can place it in your record. Once accepted there, it becomes part of your dental record and is protected under California’s Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (Civil Code § 56) and, where it applies, HIPAA. You can read how we handle records in our health information privacy notice.

Controlled document CID-RST-06 · v1.0 · Effective 06 Sep 2026 · Next clinical review 06 Sep 2028 · Owner Sambhav (Sam) Jain, DMD, MS & Arpana Gupta, DDS, MDS