The other night there was a loud storm and our 4 year old was scared and came into bed with us. I'm usually a fairly sound sleeper, however he was grinding his teeth so loud at one point it woke me up. How can we get him to stop grinding his teeth?
2006-10-10 22:34:11 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Take your child to the dentist. If you don't correct it now, you will have MAJOR dental bills later on.
2006-10-10 22:36:26 · answer #1 · answered by Trollhair 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you manage it let me know. I have ground my teeth since I was a child. I go buy one of those sports mouth pieces. They are cheep, you put them in boiling water to soften the plastic, let it cool a bit and put it in your mouth and mold it to your mouth. You might consider this as an option because your child's mouth will change a lot in the next few years and you don't want to have to pay out for the dentist to custom fit every six months or so. I have good insurance and it still cost me close to $500 every time I had to get a new one. After I lost the second that's when I found out about these and started using them. Good luck to you and your child. I have been considering calling a hypnotist because it is subconscious and I can't will myself to stop. I have recently found out I have two cracked teeth from doing this. Granted I'm in my thirty's but if I could have stopped as a child I wouldn't need to go as often as I do.
2006-10-11 04:51:19 · answer #2 · answered by Tara R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no way to stop it, as it's done subconciously. You should talk to his dentist about having a nightguard/brux guard made for him. The earlier, the better. I have had teeth grinding problems(bruxism) my whole life(I'm 36), and only got a brux guard a year ago, and it has made such a difference. I have some serious permanent damage to my teeth due to the nighttime grinding.
2006-10-11 10:46:34 · answer #3 · answered by pandysbox99 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
regrettably, a good number of youngsters grind their the teeth. and a great form of times, it truly is for no obvious reason. it truly is unreasonable to anticipate a 4 year previous to maintain a mouth shelter in her mouth all evening, which would be suggested to you in case you seek for suggestion from the situation extra effective. There could be extra project approximately it becoming dislodged and choking her - one concern which a pedi won't think of roughly. often there is not any longer plenty you're able to do different than to tolerate the grinding. whether, you will desire to nonetheless pass on your dentist to confirm that no longer something is going on. case in point, has your daughter finished any harm to herself like exposing a nerve? Or additionally, grinding would take place in the experience that your daughter is in discomfort. As I many times recommend, in case you stub your toe, you may rub it. in line with risk she is in basic terms teething, yet in line with risk she has a hollow area this is bugging her. with any luck no longer, however the dentist can reassure you that no longer something is erroneous and pass from there.
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2016-05-19 21:47:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on if he is doing it while sleeping or while he is awake, if while sleeping you should take him to a dentist to get a mouth thing that keeps him from grinding while sleeping, if whild awake tell him not to and tell him the effects it can have later in life, and try to find somthing to take his mind of doing it while awake!
2006-10-10 22:45:42 · answer #6 · answered by luke 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can't. but it would help if you bring him/her to the dentist. the dentist can make a plastic mold to fit into his/her teeth. this is acts like a protection dish to prevent him/her from destroying the teeth in the process of grinding. I know b'cos my stepdaughter wears one.
2006-10-10 22:45:41 · answer #7 · answered by sita1609 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a football mouthpiece works 4 me there avalialable in small sizes
2006-10-10 22:37:38 · answer #8 · answered by haute_bluntafai_420 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Show him a picture of horrible teeth and tell him that is what will happen if he continues. Worked on me.
2006-10-10 22:39:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
go see your orthodontist right away, this is a real problem that needs to be fixed right away
2006-10-10 22:36:56 · answer #10 · answered by Southie9 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋