Teeth grinding?

Question

My 6 year old grinds her teeth when she sleeps. Is there any way I can get her to stop?

Answer 1

there is no way to stop teeth grinding. you can only get a mouth gaurd to protect the teeth. i found out i grid my teeth at night sometimes, and asked the dentist. he recommended to guards in the store for something cheap, or you can pay a big peice of change for a custom gaurd. but either way you can't stop it. but it could be a phase too, my boyfriend hasn't complained about my grinding in about 4 months and i haven't woke myself up or had a sore jaw. so i guess it just stopped. good luck, maybe she'll stopm on her own soon.

Answer 2

My dentists said he will not do anything about my 5 yr old son grinding his teeth till his permanent teeth grow in. He said there is no use in protecting the baby teeth at this time. So as much as I would like my son to have a guard.. the densit will not help me he thinks that it could become a choking hazard also. Good luck.

Also says it has something to do with their Rim sleep patterns.. not sure what all that means.

Answer 3

does she have an ear ache or ear infection? that is one reason why they do it and especially at night when they are relaxed and might notice the pain more. your teeth are connected to the nerve endings in the middle ear and alot of children find that grinding their teeth relieves the pain from and ear ache or infection.. id take her to an ear doctor or your peds. just to have it checked out and if that's not the problem then take her to a dentist and have her fitted for a teeth guard that will save her teeth from the grinding

Answer 4

Dentists will take a cast of ones mouth and have a mouthpiece made. This should be worn while asleep to prevent tooth grinding which can result in abnormal tooth wear.

Answer 5

You should go to the dentist and get these gel things you put on your teeth and it's like a molding thing they put in her mouth and then they take it out. After that you put it in your mouth so you don't grind.

Hope this works!

Ask the dentist about it

Answer 6

I asked my dentist about that and he said it was stress. We had just had a new baby and my 3 year old was having a hard time with it. Now it has stopped.

Answer 7

Go to the dentist and have her fitted for a night gaurd. Its like a mouth piece athletes wear. That’s what they did for me.

Answer 8

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