I grind my teeth at night and in the morning my jaw is locked up in result of my all night grinding. How can i stop it?
2007-03-20 13:12:26 · 16 answers · asked by Kris 4 in Health ➔ Dental
you can't stop it because you are doing it in your sleep...get your dentist to make you a night guard that will protect your teeth and place your jaw in a relaxed position while you sleep. If you are grinding at night because of stress in your life try to eliminate the cause of your stress and you may not need the night guard.
2007-03-20 13:19:25 · answer #1 · answered by scruffy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, but you can't stop your teeth from grinding while you're asleep. (If you find yourself grinding your teeth while awake, then stop!)
See your dentist about getting fitted for a nightguard. These can be expensive -- even if you have dental insurance -- but the alternative is to grind down your teeth to half their size!
2007-03-20 20:17:16 · answer #2 · answered by eleven 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I went through this about 3 weeks ago when I had a bad cold. It's usually caused by physical or other stress and also vitamin B deficiencies. Do you take any Multi-Vitamins or B-Complex vitamins? This might help. If not, you may want to visit a doctor to get a higher dosage or identify which vitamin or condition is causing your problem.
2007-03-20 20:28:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had the same problem and when it got really bad i would just put a rubber mouthpiece in like football players have in their helmets. Actually my teeth got sharper from grinding
2007-03-20 20:18:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have the same thing...whateva u do DON'T buy the guards in the pharmacy to protect your teeth...instead go get it from ur dentist...they specially have it fit 2ur mouth...that way u grind that instead while ur sleeping...i heard grinding never goes away too...
2007-03-20 20:16:24 · answer #5 · answered by jojo 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You cannot stop it but you need to go see your dentist and have them make you a mouth guard to wear at night.
2007-03-20 20:15:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
well i heard of these night mouth guards that prevent grinding
2007-03-20 20:17:12 · answer #7 · answered by June Baby 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can try a sport guard but better for your mouth would be a guard made for you by you dentist or orthodontist.
2007-03-20 20:17:53 · answer #8 · answered by geekgirl33 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can go to the drugstore and buy a night guard.
2007-03-20 20:16:11 · answer #9 · answered by sexxyms 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my ortho. gave me a mouth guard, they r no different than the one i bought my son for football, just get one of those and wear it at night.
2007-03-20 20:31:11 · answer #10 · answered by c_schreel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋