How to stop myself from grinding teeth? And how to prevent it?

I know its mainly caused by anxiety and stress! but i%26#039;ve been grinding teeth even when i%26#039;m very young almost in daily basis!


Is there any solutions out there?

How to stop myself from grinding teeth? And how to prevent it?
There ARE other reasons, such as stress, but many people grind or clench their teeth because they do not meet exactly correctly. If your teeth do not meet correctly, they cause your jaw to shift slightly out of the joint to compensate for the mismatch in your bite. A bite appliance - when properly made - will eliminate the influence of the teeth over the position the bones take in the TMJ. It will allow your jaw to rest in the balanced (and comfortable) position where it belongs. After wearing an appliance for a while, your dentist might suggest some adjustments to your bite, slightly altering (grinding) the surfaces so that they no longer have any interferences to closing with your jaw in the proper position.
Reply:Try chewing gum.
Reply:wear dental guards, available at stores near you.
Reply:the best way to stop teeth grinding is to take control of mind body and soul and just close your jaw see how long you can prevent it and beat that time you have prevented it SIMPLE!
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Reply:the first guy has a good idea also its just plain strange to grind teeth no offense it just seems uncomfortable
Reply:I have a special retainer that i wear at night.


It has me keep my teeth aligned and i grind on the bottom of the retainer versus my teeth.


Ask your dentist they are expensive but worth it.
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Reply:They now have plastic inserts to wear at night so that you will not erode the enamel on you teeth. You can find them at Walmart.
Reply:It is a nutrition thing..... pump yourself with lots of vitamins and greens and maybe buy some green powder. Its a lack of vitamins.





Its common in poor nutrition. You may think you are eating right but our foods are so messed up and lacking in real vitamins... try what I said.





Stay away from caffeine you may have an allergy to sugar, caffeine or MSG as well.





Its from nutrition. its not nerves.
Reply:YOU COULD PERI ODONTITIS OR MAXILARY SINUSITIS OR WORMS TOO ! CHECK IT OUT !
Reply:You can try meditation. But I would really suggest that you see a temporomandibular disorder (TMD - laymen call it TMJ) specialist. Some dentists go through additional three years of training to become Prosthodontists. Some Prosthodontists then do 1 year of super specialization in Temporo Mandibular Disorders. You need to see one of those guys. Sometimes the way your teeth come together can trigger your muscles to fire and cause grinding in sleep. It is a very complicated science - it has some neurological aspect to it as well. TMD specialists go through school for half their life just trying to learn this. A good place to find one is www.prosthodontics.org


A way to protect your teeth from wearing away is to wear a night guard.


A TMD specialist will try to achieve both - remove the problem as well protect your teeth from wearing away.


Stay away from general dentists trying to make an easy buck!!. If it was easy, it wouldn%26#039;t take four additional years of training!!
Reply:You can have your dentist make an acrylic occlusal guard (nightguard) to wear. You will grind on this instead of your teeth. If this is too expensive - you could try a sports mouth guard.
Reply:Wear a night guard. Get one from the dentist or the one at the drugstore. Make sure it%26#039;s for teeth grinding and not for sports. I got the one where it%26#039;s molded to my teeth. Grinding caused my teeth to shift, chip/crack, also jaw ache when I woke up. The night guard helps a bunch. Good luck!
Reply:quit caffeine, exercise, view your jaw as your built in stress meter, and when you get stressed, back off of what you are doing and relax, have your bite checked - if your bite is out of alignment then that makes it worse, and they can say it%26#039;s all stress, but it isn%26#039;t. LEARN - learn everything you can - don%26#039;t do anything without several opinions.





diet does impact this - and can help. higher fiber, low fat diet works better than other diets. I have all this trouble myself.


You may want to see an Orthodontist. Don%26#039;t tell them that you grind, they%26#039;ll figure that out.





and lastly HUMOR - having a sense of humor can help the most. IF you don%26#039;t have a sense of humor get some books on comedy like the Comedy Bible, etc and try to learn how to see things from a more humourous perspective.
Reply:You need a bite guard to wear while sleeping. Some dental offices make them to custom fit to your teeth or you can buy one from a store.
Reply:Over the counter mouthgards can sometimes cause you pain in the Temporomandibular joint. I don%26#039;t recommend those. By %26quot;throwing your bite off%26quot; with these, it causes irritation in the joint which can sometimes be irreversible.





For the grinding, sometimes that is your body telling you that your teeth are not in proper %26quot;biting%26quot; alignment with where the joint is. Meaning, your TMJ (jaw joint) is in one spot and wants to be in another. See a TMJ specialist for further help. you may need intensive treatment or a nightguard. Its best to let the docs see what you need.





You can look one up in your area at lvidocs.com or call an orthodontist (try this route first) that may specialize in this.
Reply:there are so many causes..might be TMJ or misalignment in your jaw bone..but for the meantime, let me share u a secret. i also have bruxism (teeth grinding) and what i do is drink a warm glass of milk before i slee. if possible, u can also have a warm bath of aroma therapeutic soaps...or light a scented candle just to relax ur muscles..i did those things and its been a month that i dont experience teeth grinding...just RELAX.



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