Teeth Grinding (Bruxism):
-Jaw clenching is a common complain of many children, adolescents
and less likely in adults.
-In this condition, people tend to clench or grind their
upper and lower jaw teeth together.
-The main reason of clenching may be because of hyper activity
of muscles of the jaw that can be due to some stress or habit. The exact reason
of clenching (Bruxism) is not known but by relieving the stress it can reduce
in children.
-In transition phase of teeth replacement few of the kids
get clenching habit which gets corrected on its own. There is no exact remedy
for this. One can use warm water gargle before sleep to relax oral muscles.
-The dentist gives night guard which is made up of soft and
firm material. This night guard is made after taking exact impression of patient’s
upper and lower teeth. The mould gives exact replica to the night guard which
is given to the patient. This night guard prevents abnormal grinding of teeth
as well as relaxes the oral musculature.
Dr. Meet R. Ramatri (M.D.S.)
Very helpful, my both kids have a habit of clenching sometimes.
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