Cheeky Night Guard Review (2025)

What are Cheeky Night Guards?

Cheeky Night Guards are an affordable alternative to expensive, custom night guards you typically get from your dentist.¹ Night guards protect your teeth from the excessive wear and tear commonly associated with subconsciously grinding or clenching your jaw while you sleep. 

Many people choose to wear night guards to protect their teeth during sleep. However, you can also wear night guards during the day if you grind your teeth due to stress or anxiety. 

Unlike expensive night guards and one-size-fits-all drugstore alternatives, we’ve found that Cheeky Night Guards offer an affordable, custom solution to this common problem. You can create impressions for your Cheeky Night Guards from the comfort of your home without visiting the dentist. 

Cheeky Night Guard: How it Works

Cheeky allows you to purchase upper and lower guards, as well as a full set. Cheeky Night Guards are BPA-, latex-, and phthalate-free. When you purchase a Cheeky Night Guard online, the cost includes an impression kit and instructions for the impression process. Cheeky offers several choices to customize your new night guard to fit your needs, including soft and hard night guards. 

Your night guard impression kit should arrive in 3 to 5 business days. Here’s how to take impressions of your upper and lower arches with the at-home kit:

1. Mix the dental putty and place it in the provided tray. 
2. Bite down as evenly as possible. 
3. Repeat for the opposite arch. 
4. Send your impressions back to Cheeky in the same box it arrived. 

Once you’ve created the impressions for your new Cheeky guard, you can choose between a hard night guard made from acrylic, a soft guard made from thermoplastic material, or a mix of both. Soft guard thicknesses vary from 1.5mm, 2mm, and 3mm, which we’ve found is the most popular option. You can only purchase a hard night guard in 0.76mm thickness. 

Purchasing a night guard that is too thick can cause more pain than it alleviates. However, heavy teeth grinders can often wear through thinner night guards. Here at Newmouth, we’ve found that choosing a popular or middle-of-the-road thickness satisfies most customers’ needs. 

After sending in your impressions, your new night guards should arrive in about five to seven business days. Cheeky lets you choose between making a single custom night guard purchase or signing up for a Subscribe & Save plan that fits your needs. We at Newmouth like this because it offers flexible options for a variety of budgets.  

How Much Do Cheeky Night Guards Cost?

Cheeky competes with dentists who often charge upwards of $700 to $1,000 for custom night guards. Cheeky incorporates the cost of your impression kit into its pricing and offers free shipping and several payment options to choose from.

A single guard (upper or lower arch) costs: 

• $131 for a one-time purchase (one guard total) 
• $154 when you Subscribe & Save to receive a night guard every 6 months (two guards total)
• $176 when you Subscribe & Save to receive a night guard every 3 months (four guards total)

A set of night guards (upper and lower arches) costs: 

• $161 for a one-time purchase (one set total) 
• $199 when you Subscribe & Save to receive a night guard every 6 months (two sets total)
• $221 when you Subscribe & Save to receive a night guard every 3 months (four sets total) 

Should you ever have any issues with getting your impressions, contact Cheeky and they will send you a new impression kit for free. Cheeky also offers a 25% discount for new customers who use the code “CHEEKY25” at checkout.   

Does Insurance Cover Cheeky Night Guards?

In its Frequently Asked Questions section, Cheeky reports it will work directly with your insurance company and is authorized to accept both HSA and FSA funds.⁵ Cheeky’s blog also highlights which medical codes you can use to signify which dental night guard products you purchase⁶:

• D9944 occlusal guard — hard appliances, full arch
• D9945 occlusal guard — soft appliances, full arch
• D9946 occlusal guard — hard appliance, partial arch

Since Cheeky works directly with most insurance companies, you shouldn’t have to worry about visiting the dentist for the above diagnosis codes.   

Can I Use an FSA or HSA?

Yes, Cheeky accepts FSA and HSA funds to pay for your dental night guard. However, your insurance may cover all or at least part of your purchase, depending on your plan details. 

What is Bruxism? How Do Night Guards Help?

“Bruxism” is the medical term that describes the grinding or clenching of your teeth.² You may or may not know you’re grinding or clenching your teeth, especially if you do it at night. 

Bruxism can be relatively easy to diagnose once you know the symptoms.³ Many include: 

• Worn tooth enamel
• Jaw pain
• Neck or face pain
• Flattened, chipped, or fractured teeth
• Pain similar to an earache
• Problems staying asleep 
• Increased tooth sensitivity  

Addressing Bruxism with Night Guards

Children and adults can suffer from bruxism. Bruxism can lead to debilitating jaw pain and even temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders in some people.⁴

Many people find comfort in combating their bruxism with a night guard until they can address their anxiety and stress. 

Night guards cannot cure bruxism, but they can alleviate the symptoms. Thin, yet durable, night guards take the brunt of your teeth grinding. We at Newmouth like this because night guards can be a less invasive way of managing bruxism without the huge cost. 

Most people have an upper arch night guard made, but if you’re missing several upper teeth or have a strong gag reflex, you might want to consider a lower arch night guard. Our research shows even a single night guard can go a long way in alleviating common bruxism symptoms. 

Previously, you could only order custom, high-quality night guards through your dentist after several measurements and impressions. The more affordable alternative was to purchase “boil and bite” guards over-the-counter (OTC) from your local drugstore. 

Many companies, including Cheeky, now offer the chance to custom order night guards without a dentist visit. Instead, you can take impressions of your top and bottom arches from the comfort of your home. And, you will still get a set of custom-fit night guards for a fraction of the cost.

Pros and Cons of Cheeky Night Guards

In our extensive research of reading through several Cheeky Night Guards reviews and using them ourselves, we’ve found that the pros include: 

• Works directly with your insurance provider
• Accepts HSA and FSA funds
• Custom night guard thickness and material type
• Affordable pricing 
• Choose a single arch or both arches
• A free replacement impression kit
• Speedy manufacturing and shipping process
• Superior customer service  
• Subscribe to save and automate your oral health 

These are some of the cons of Cheeky Night Guards that we encountered in many reviews:

• Lacks a variety of models for different wear patterns
• Night guards may not fit correctly the first time
• The pricing structure can be confusing
• Little guidance throughout the process compared to other brands 
• No assistance in choosing the appropriate thickness 
• A new night guard every three months can be excessive for some people

What Are Customers Saying?

In scanning hundreds of reviews, we’ve found that customers are generally pleased to receive their custom night guards from Cheeky. The praise among these many Cheeky Night Guard reviews includes: 

• Thicknesses can help create a custom fit
• Better quality than the “boil and bite” drugstore alternatives
• More affordable than dentist-quality alternatives
• Easy-to-use impression kit 
• Comfortable to wear, especially when purchasing only the upper arch
• Pleasant customer service experience

In our experience, complaints around Cheeky night guards centered upon:

• Difficult to impossible to guess which thickness fits best 
• Night guards can be uncomfortable at first and take getting used to
• Slightly overpriced for the limited options available
• Customer service can be hard to get ahold of sometimes
• Material may be too hard or soft for some 

Are Cheeky Night Guards Worth the Cost?

Cheeky Night Guards can be worth the cost for those with a healthy mouth looking to alleviate the symptoms of bruxism with a comfortable, custom, and effective night guard. These night guards are more affordable than professional-grade alternatives but not as cheaply made as their drugstore counterparts. 

Cheeky also offers a 30-day, money-back guarantee if you ship your night guard(s) back. If you bundle your purchase, you can also save on other Cheeky products, including a whitening kit, an electric toothbrush, and a water flosser.⁷ 

Cleaning your Cheeky Night Guards will extend their life significantly. Sanitize your Cheeky guard(s) with mouthwash each morning and deep clean them with a soft toothbrush weekly. This will help protect your new guard and your teeth from infection and disease. 

Cheeky vs. Other Brands

Sporting Smiles, Chomper Labs, Pro Teeth Guard, ClearClub, and Remi all compete with Cheeky in offering custom-fitted night guards. These brands vary in pricing from around $100 to upwards of $200 or more, depending on what you choose. 

Cheeky vs. Pro Teeth Club

Pro Teeth Guard offers a 110% satisfaction guarantee within 60 days of purchase. This is a longer return window than Cheeky with a higher guarantee of satisfaction.  

Cheeky vs. Sporting Smile

Sporting Smiles digitizes your dental impressions to keep them on file. However, you’ll need to update your impressions if something happens to the placement of your teeth for the best-fitting night guard. 

Cheeky vs. Chomper Labs

Chomper Labs offers a 100-day guarantee and a Grind-Free Warranty that will replace any broken guards within the first 6 months. 

Cheeky vs. Remi

Remi offers a 30-day money-back guarantee and the option to subscribe to the Remi Club plan. This subscription service allows you to skip a month or pause your subscription altogether if you don’t need another night guard yet.  

Cheeky vs. ClearClub

ClearClub lets you choose between a one-time payment or a payment plan but offers a thinner, 1.3mm option popular among its customers. Night guards purchased from ClearClub also feature ten unique designs and a 60-day, money-back guarantee.

Our Rating

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Bruxism, or the excessive grinding and clenching of our teeth that often occurs during sleep, affects many people. Many dentists recommend night guards to alleviate the headaches and pain associated with this condition. They can also help reduce tooth destruction. 

Our research shows that Cheeky Night Guards offer a custom, affordable solution that doesn’t require a single trip to the dentist. Within a few weeks, you can create your impressions and receive your custom night guards from Cheeky. Your purchase may even be covered by insurance or your HSA/FSA funds. 

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