Teeth Grinding?

Question

How can stop my boyfriend grinding his teeth in his sleep.

I have smacked him and woke him up but he just goes back to sleep and gets worse.

Answer 1

oh god lucy i realy feel sorry for you would drive me mad but i dont know a cure only knock all the bloody things out then he cant grind them,lol

Answer 2

They say it comes from intense frustration in waking life, or that you are in the middle of a decision making process, and indecisive...see if he is worried about something during the day that he doesn't realise he is suppressing or maybe he knows but is having a hard time at work, relationships, money, etc...

You can get mouthguards made by his dentist to wear at night - they take impressions of his teeth and then a thin mouthguard is made from a clear 'plastic' that can be put in at night and worn to prevent his teeth from getting worn down and stop the noise of the grinding. I think it doesn't stop the movement or pressure on his TMJ (jaw) joint, so he can get damage to that joint, or headaches from his teeth grinding.

When I went through a stage of teethgrinding at night, I bought a store bought sports mouth guard (cheaper), but it was bigger than a thin ones the dentist makes - I don't recommend it!!! lol But good luck...see if it is possibly something bothering him or weighing heavy on his mind...

Answer 3

My son has always had this problem. The dentist recommended a mouth guard. It is a plastic device that fits over the teeth. It really helps. Grinding the teeth can damage them over time. You can call a dentist or look for one online.

Answer 4

try relaxation techniques. Dripping water, lavender, waterfalls, classical music, etc. while you sleep.
Also, a massage or certain breathing techniques just before bed may help.
If none of this help, get a football mouth piece and get him to wear it at night. If he does not like or cannot get used to the football piece, he needs to see his dentist for a more perfect impression. Grinding the teeth over a period of time causes excessive wear.

Answer 5

I would suggest getting a mouth gard they help the teeth not grind down and affect them.
My brother has the same problem and so he wears a mouth gard when he sleeps to help him not grind his teeth in the night.

Answer 6

There are some guards you can wear at night that help.
That grinding causes migraines alot of times. It also causes abnormal wearing of the tooth surfaces.
If the guard doesn't help, he should go to a dentist that works with TMJ. They can try other treatments.

My friend stopped grinding when she stopped drinking coffee at night!

Answer 7

The dentist has several little varieties of bite guards that actually keep you from grinding your teeth in your sleep.

Answer 8

Smack him...just kidding...he can get these things to wear from the dentist to help him stop grinding his teeth.

Answer 9

7 years ago I've been involved in a car wreck and even since suffered with severe on and off facial and jaw pain. I've tried almost everything western medicine had to offer and had visited countless of specialist, had done ct scans, and therapies but to no avail. The doctors I have been to had persisted that there wasn't anything wrong with me and that almost drove me crazy as I was going through hell from this condition. According to all my symptoms I was diagnosed by a holistic doctor as having TMJ and he had recommended this book to me. After following the recommendation in the book for several weeks, it had changed my life. I got immediate relief after following the unique set of exercises in the book and after 2 weeks the jaw and face pain had completely gone. I only wish I would have ordered this program years ago. It would have saved me a lot of pain and anguish.

Answer 10

My twin sister and I used to do that in our sleep when we were little and my mom would come massage the side of our jaws where we were grinding and we would stop doing it, eventually we just completely quit.

Answer 11

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