2006-10-12 10:45:37 · 19 answers · asked by partyboy20000004 2 in Health ➔ Dental
see a dentist....they can actually bive them a mouthguard to prevent the grinding at night when most people grind their teeth.........
2006-10-12 10:46:57 · answer #1 · answered by askaway 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
At age 7, your 7 year old could have more than "baby teeth" in her mouth. Her 6 year molars could be present if she's on schedule with the "text book."
The American Association of Orthodontics recommends age 7 for the initial orthodontic examination. Before you panic, hear me out. The reasons are multifarious but it is NOT to begin orthodontic treatment but to look for possible bite related problems or habits. (A referral by a dentist isn't required either but an ethical orthodontist will inform your dentist of his or her findings.) They work together. Early intervention could make things much easier especially with certain habits or skeletal abnormalities.
If adult teeth are being worn away due to bruxism (grinding) then there could be a problem. Typically, this is all part of growing up. It's transient. It'll go away with growth. Suppose however, it doesn't and the teeth that are being worn flat are permanent teeth. You'll never forgive yourself.
Have her evaluated. Most charge nothing. Most will see her every 6 months at no cost to you until age 12; when all of the adult teeth are present (except wisdom teeth) and it's time to get treatment or no treatment is needed at all.
No one can force you to do anything but of course, you want what's best for your child. Not knowing and trying to ascertain what that is here, shouldn't be good enough.
Also, I do not recommend scolding your daughter for doing this. It's like breathing, it's done without thought. It's most likely being done while she is sleeping, anyway.
2006-10-12 20:02:26 · answer #2 · answered by Jhazzi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can not state emphatically enough that you should never, ever consider getting (or making) an appliance to stop tooth grinding in a young child. This would stop proper growth and development of the jaw where the appliance is worn.
It is my opinion that baby teeth are designed to be worn away as the jaws grow and develop. This allows for different growth rates and it allows for the accommodation of the permanent teeth with their much more pronounced cusp forms when they start to come in.
You may wish to ask your dentist to check for underlying problems, but 99% of the time - if not more - this is just part of being a kid.
2006-10-12 18:02:52 · answer #3 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My son did that too - I couldn't stand it!!! The dentist said that it would stop once his adult teeth came in. It did! He's 8 1/2 now and he doesn't grind anymore. What a relief. Now I have three more kids to go through!
2006-10-12 17:55:50 · answer #4 · answered by snowy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take her to the dentist and have her fitted for a night guard. I used to grind my teeth so bad at night that my jaws would be sore all day. The night guard really helped.
2006-10-12 17:48:07 · answer #5 · answered by K 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your dentist should fit her for a tooth guard to protect her teeth while she is sleeping. The grinding will damage her teeth and cause headaches.
2006-10-12 17:47:53 · answer #6 · answered by g's girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First) Even if shes 7, 21, or 4 explain to her what she's doing to her self and tell her what'll happen if she keeps doing it. Kids tend to be scared easily. So make the story kind of creepy or not fair like...the tooth fairy doesnt like short teeth...so you wont get money...or something like that...this is not cruel to your kids. Some parent slap the crap outta their kids for doing dumb stuff...this is so much more reasonable.
Second) If that doesnt work, at nite try putting those things they give to you at the dentist on your teeth...to put floride on your teeth.
heres a link to what it looks like:
2006-10-12 17:59:04 · answer #7 · answered by love is... 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a retainer of sorts to keep her from actually being able to grind, instead of teeth on teeth, its teeth on gooey rubber a lot more forgiving. Try asking a dentist also their may be something in the teeth nerves that cause this reaction.
2006-10-12 17:47:47 · answer #8 · answered by CreamOreo 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
make an appointment with your dentist, he will have special mouthguards that helps, keep in mind, grinding teeth usually is a habit and cant be really cured.
2006-10-12 17:53:55 · answer #9 · answered by Al 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See a child psychiatrist first. Sounds like a symptom of Tourette's or OCD. Rule these out before you get advice from a dentist.
2006-10-12 17:55:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋