Friday, February 18, 2011

Clenching or Gritting Teeth at Night

Clenching teeth at night (bruxism) is really a very common cause of jaw problems. Most bruxism happens in sleep, so people are not at all times aware that it truly is happening.

A dentist who specializes in jaw issues can discover the signs of bruxism or grinding or gritting teeth in sleep. They vary from tooth enamel tiring out to persistent headaches. Signs for TMJ mostly are red flags to the medical professional or dentist that the patient is gritting their teeth at night.

For instance, head aches that disappear for quite a few days are usually not an indication of the jaw problems; but, if ever the head aches are persistent and repeated and never much affected by pain pills, it's a good bet that they are from the teeth grinding.

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