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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my son is 4 and he grinds his teeth really bad at night, what should i do? im scared he going to break them
I grind my teeth every night I have done for the last 10 year, my dentist gave me a gum shield but it doesn't work, my doctor can't do any thing. Can some 1 please help me cause its causeing problems with me and my girlfriend.
Hi there, teeth grinding at night is a way people release stress and tension experienced during the day. If you want to treat the root cause of the matter, you might want to google relaxation techniques or maybe even see a therapist to talk through any stuff that causes you stress. Try taking a relaxing bath before bed and you could even journal about anything that causes you anxiety, frustration, anger ... find a way of releasing the tension. Exercise also helps. Good luck.
WHAT CAN BE DONE TO PREVENT TEETH GRINDING? I DON'T WANT TO DAMAGE MY 'ABSOLUTELY PERFECT' TEETH BECAUSE I CLENCH MY TEETH WHEN I'M IN BED.
My daughter is 3 years old she grindes her teeth alot during the night, her front teeth are damaged, been dentist they she may have had a fall, we thinks its due to her grinding?!?
At night i think i am grining and locking my jaw together. when i wake up in the morning i have sore back teeth. i used to suck my thumb when i was going to sleep and during the night but i have stop and i think this is why i am doing this at night. is their anything i can do to stop this?
Over the course of the past six or so months I have bitten my tongue eight or nine times. Usually on the right side or the tip and mostly with a very hard bite which draws blood and is extremely painful for days afterwards. This always happens as i am just dropping off to sleep and startles me back to being awake and very sore. I dont grind my teeth. should i see my doctor or dentist first?
im a dietbectic my teeth are lossening can i have crowns to replace the loose teeth
i have had what i thought was an ear infection since march this year it started almost over night. it came with severe headaches aroun temples and forehead for 1st 3 months until i had a holiday which then after a few days away they stopped. I still have the pain/ clicking/ popping / in jaw/ears and headaches come back but not as bad. doctor didnt have a clue went to see ent specialist he said to go see dentist which i did i am not awaiting a mouth guard as they think i clench my jaw whilst driving or asleep and the pressure fliud i can feel is because of the muscles in jaw are getting bigger so fliud is harder to get through hence pulling stupid faces opening mouth to relieve pressure? the guard is going to be adjusted to re set jaw to approx 4mm wider. is anyone else in a similar situation or had a positive outcome?? need help!!!
I have just had the same except I have terrible pain in my jaw, neck, throat and back from it.the doctor has put me on tablets that are used as muscle relaxants and I have a mouth gaurd too, both have helped ease the pain allot more.
I've had quite a stressfull few years, but have only recently become aware that I hold alot of tension in my jaw. I'm not sure if I grind my teeth at night, but I'm sure that I clench them together. About 3 three weeks ago an upper back tooth felt loose, (this came with pain in my nose, cheek and jaw), then the next day the next 2 teeth along also felt loose. I thought I would lose them. I got an emergency dental appointment - they thought it might be caused by a gum infection (which caused inflamation). I was given a 3 day course of strong antibiotics, but this didn't kill the infection. About a week later I got another emergency dental appoitment. The dentist said " what do you want me to do?" At this point I asked him to prescribe me another course of antbiotics, which he did. This helped the pain and swelling, but it does not seem to have helped my underlying condition. My teeth still feel a bit loose and I am trying to find a full-time dentist. I am thinking of asking to be referred to a dental/ facial specialist at the hospital. I also have bad tinnitus (buzzing in the ears and head.) Whether this may be connected, I have no idea. My head and face feel very strange most of the time.....
I have suffered from severe jaw and facial pain with very bad headaches for 8 years,both sides of my face, head, neck, eyes etc can last for days sometimes..more often than not iam in constant pain, very rarely i have a day without pain. can also be worse when I am on a period and Ovulating. But was not half as bad when I was pregant. This is ever since I had all my wisdom teeth taken out. I was told a couple of years ago i had Neuralgia, so was treated with Carbamazepine. I took these for 18 months, but they did nothing to help. Then i was referred to the hospital and there i was told it was because i grind my teeth,but he stated i had little ware to the teeth, so i was given a guard to wear at night, this also did not work. For the last 3 years i have constantly been taking Co-codamol 30mg, most of the time they dont help. After yet another visit to my GP, i am now taking Amitriptyline, this is not helping either. I really dont know what to do, it runs every aspect of my life, no one will say but i know that when i had my wisdom teeth out thats when it started, I wondered if Botox or Acupuncture would help or anything else.
I also suffer with pain in my head, jaw, eye and throat, and was diagnosed with Trigeminal Neuralgia about 6 years ago. I was also put onto Carbomazepine, which didn't help and gave me very bad side effects. I am now taking Amitriptyline and Gabapentin, which after 2 years combined have managed to stablise my condition. Hope this helps
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