Author: orchestr
Date: 2015-06-24 01:30
I am teaching a student who complained a few months ago that playing the clarinet hurt his teeth, and after about 30 minutes they felt "loose". He saw a dentist, and she told him to stop playing clarinet for a month. Sure enough, his teeth stopped hurting/moving. As soon as he started again, they started moving again.
Has anyone heard of this or had this experience themselves or with a student? I have had him playing double-lip, and have tried adjusting the angle of the clarinet a little so it doesn't put as much pressure on his teeth, but he said they still feel loose after about 30 minutes. It's sad, he really likes the clarinet and doesn't want to quit or switch to another instrument, but his dentist is recommending that.
If it matters, he's 13 years old, and said when he was young and still had baby teeth he fell and hit his mouth on a table. Since he's grown a whole set of teeth since then, I assume that's not the issue.
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