Teeth Grinding

Are your teeth taking the brunt of your stress?.

Grinding your teeth or bruxism as it is termed often occurs while you are a sleep.

Bruxism is a behaviour where the sufferer has a number of related behaviours including gnashing and clenching of the jaw and grinding their teeth. It is thought to be the result of suffering from stress and anxiety, sleep disorders, or teeth that are crooked or missing or having an abnormal bite.

The likely symptoms of having bruxism are having dull headaches or a sore jaw. Sufferers will often have teeth that are painful or teeth that are loose from severe grinding. If the condition is untreated the sufferer may well get fractures in their teeth.

If you feel that your hectic lifestyle may be the root cause of your teeth grinding you need to take action now. Research into how you can learn to relax, possibly muscle relaxant's, counseling and even exercise will help you in reducing your tension.