Grinding teeth?

my 6 yr old son has started to grind his teeth and he doeant realise he is doing it and it is driving me up the wall,ooh the sound its terrible.he doesnt just grind them in his sleep its all day long and i dont know what to do .took him to the doctors but tey said got to take himn to the dentist and his appt.isnt till next week.this has been going on for nearly a mionth now any suggestions or explanation to this pleaseeeee???





thanks in advance

Grinding teeth?
Many children grind their teeth and there is no need for concern and certainly no need for intervention or treatment. It is just a growing thing to do with the new teeth settling into position. Some people would have you buy mouthguards or splints - this is nonsense. Get some earplugs instead.
Reply:take him too a jaw specialist...i am 13 and my mum just booked me in
Reply:night guard,....put it in his mouth, it stop you from grinding. pharmacy has them :) my old roomie had one
Reply:take him to a dentist they will be able to get a mouth guard for him. unfortunatley if he carries on doing it he will get a lot of pain in the jaw joints which will gradually wear away.





Unfortunatley I have a really bad habbit of clamping my jaw together when stressed and the pain is horrible. he suggested that I get the mouth guard but they cost around £300.





maybe you could try and find out why he is grinding his teeth, does he do it at certain times or is it just general? try and talk to him about it.
Reply:Bruxism ( tooth grinding ) is caused by a few things.





1. If teeth are sensitive to heat or cold.


2. Fluctuations in Blood Sugar Levels.


3. Stress and Anxiety.


4. Calcium Deficiencies have been linked to tooth grinding.





Vitamin C acts as an anti-stress vitamin.





Calcium is often effective for treating involuntary movement of muscles.





See book : Prescription for Nutritional Healing


James F. Balch,M.D.


Phyllis A. Balch,C.N.C


This is a book that does not go out of date ,is extremely resourceful and every household could benefit from.


I%26#039;ve used mine for over ten years,it has been revised with all of the original information and a lot of new information,an all natural ,no nonsense easy to use reference book with easy remedies.
Reply:i don%26#039;t know what to say but i feel sorry for you.
Reply:they have this thing but u dont have to but it from the dentist.ok get a peice of rubberish stuff that could go inside his/her mouth but 1st soak it in a kool-aid or somthing so it tastes good and if he doesnet like it tell him that u will take it out and he wont have to wear it if he/she doesnt grind his teeth.
Reply:It may be TMJ or bruzism. but in TMJ, jaws are clinched. During the night mouth guard is better, In day time he may chew the gum or small peiecs of Sugar Cane( we say it in Urdu %26quot;Ganderi%26quot;). or do some exercis of full opening and closing mouth.It will realse the stress from his teeth/jaws, and he will feel relaxe and will not grind more. Your dentist might have other suggestions in fixing it during the day.
Reply:bruxsism in children is mostly due to worm infection. Take him to a pediatrician %26amp; get his stools checked. The other main cause is due to dreams. Get a mouth guard for him.



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