Do You Grind Your Teeth At Night?
October 13th, 2009
Do you wake up with sore jaw or maybe a headache? If you do, it could be a sign that you are grinding your teeth while you sleep. Many people grind their teeth during their sleep and they don’t even know it. Over time, this can cause sever damage to your teeth and it is something that needs to be corrected.
One of the causes of bruxism is thought to be stress but there could be many other reasons as well. Whether it is stress or something else, it is extremely difficult to break a habit that you dont even know you are doing. So many people suffer from a mild case of bruxism that it is never looked into unless their dentist notices.
Most dentists will recommend a teeth guard but that will not solve the problem and only protect the teeth. The dilemma you face is whether you want to spend money on something that you may have to wear the rest of your life or whether you want to attack the problem and find a way to stop it. If you really want to fix the situation, it is best to discover why you are grinding your teeth and this will help you better figure out a remedy.
Most people suffer from bruxism because of stress and that is the first place to start looking when you set out to cure it. However, stress is not always the main component and many people grind their teeth that are not stressed at all. This is what makes bruxism very hard to cure: the fact that in one person it may be stress and in another person it may be stress combined with some other factor or maybe not stress at all.
If you can identify what your stress is and find a way to eliminate it, you could have found a cure for your bruxism. Many people go to a therapist to discover if there are any things going on that they are not aware of that could be causing it. Short of finding a cure, getting a mouth guard to wear at night is the best course of action. Your dentist will gladly make a mouth guard for you but it may be on the expensive side. To find a cheaper one you can always search online. You might also seek out the help of books written on the subject at your local library.
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