Conditions
Teeth Grinding
Teeth grinding (otherwise known as bruxism) is caused by the pressing, clenching or physical grinding of teeth against each other, often at night. It is normal for people to grind their teeth a little when their teeth are growing, as it is the body’s way of developing a perfect bite. However, tooth grinding can also be brought on by stress and psychological problems, but luckily there are a number of effective treatments. These can include muscle relaxants to loosen the muscles in the jaw, as well as corrections to the bite achieved by crowns or onlays. A splint can also be created to prevent damage to the teeth and to eliminate headaches and pain associated with the condition.
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Hi, Please help me !for the last 12 months I have had a problem with what the doctor thinks is a jaw muscle problem. I cannot open my mouth far enough to get any food in and then when I do I am unable to chew as my jaw will just not open and close. I am living on soup, mashed potato, soup etc, basically any food I can swallow without chewing and I dribble and food falls out of my mouth its really embarrasing. I have been made a mouth guard, given muscle relaxants and exercises non of which have done any good at all. I am unable to eat in front of anyone other than my husband so going out for meals etc is out of the question and at work I have to go and sit in a room on my own as I cannot stand the looks of amazement if anyone sees me trying to eat. I have lost 2 stone in weight and this is starting to ruin my life as I dont know how much longer I can carry on like this without help. I am too young too dribble and not eat for the rest of my days. Any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks
I have had extension dental surgery over the years, have a bridge and have had orthontal work done. I have not started grinding my teeth and the bottom row of teeth have started to collapse inwards. This have left me with the feeling a not enough space for my tongue and and a tight feeling in my bottom teeth. I have always had evenly spaced bottom teeth and the are now crowding in and I am loosing my firmness around my bottom lip.
hi xx my mum says i grind my teeth all night long when i am asleep. i have seen people with hardly any teeth left through grinding there teth so any advice would be very helpfull i am only 14 and dont want grow up with no teeth please help . is this making my teeth round because my front 4 teeth are round ??????
I have been grinding my teeth for years until I had a locked jaw which resulted in me seeing a specialist orthodontist who did an MRI scan and had to have an operation on my jaw with pins being inserted and then I had my teeth built up at the Bristol dental hospital and wow do they look amazing from the little teeth I once had, and it lasts for years.
How did you go about getting that operation. My jaw locks constantly only on the right hand side. I consulted my doctor who refered me to a dentist who referd me to a face specialist after my jaw had been locked for 8 weeks straight and not been able to eat. The face specialist said its my muscles and just dismissed it so easily but i can feel it in my jaw its my bones that is causing the locking. I cant take the pain and irrotation of it been locked any more. I need more options.
ive been grinding my teeth since childhood i am now 32 and i have barely any teeth left, i suffer with headaches and terrible jaw aches aswell as lock jaw my dentist has given me numerous mouth guards / bite plates but they havent helped i just bite straight through them, my mum has the same problem and she has literally no teeth left and im dreading this happening to me everyone always comments on my teeth being so small and i now have so little confidence i cant even smile for fear of people seeing my teeth, any suggestions would be very helpful and gratefuly appreciated
I also grind my teeth and over a period of years I ended up loosing a lot of teeth as they cracked. Finally (about six years ago) I found a dentist who realised the problem I had and he suggested an acrylic mouthguard that clips onto my upper teeth and that solved the problem. I still clench my teeth at night, but no more lost teeth (so far). I would suggest anyone with this problem to tell their dentist and see what can be done to protect their teeth.
there's teeth marks on my tongue. is that because i grind my teeth?
hi i grind my teeth constant and they are making spaces between my teeth also i spray when i talk so embarresed about it i dont go close 2 anyone i talk 2 please help
Hi I have been grinding my teeth for years, so bad that the dentist used to say the shine off my teeth would blind him. I had a guard made for my bottom teeth and now can control this as and when I need to, the moment I feel my jaw tensing up I pop in my guard for a few nights and that does the trick. Hope this helps. It cost approx £50 but it was money well spent.
i have a large underbite, i cant place my top row over my bottom row of teeth. i grind and tap constantly, gently, hard, quickly slowly, even to tunes. i went through some hypnotherapy, but i couldnt go under properly because, whenever i took my mind off my jaw, it danced, and clenched... that was when it was in its infancy, its just got worse and worse as time has gone by.
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