Thursday, January 7, 2010

Do You Grind Your Teeth?

Do you wake up in the morning with pain and tightness in in your jaw? Have you ever awakened yourself in the middle of the night with a loud clenching or grinding sound?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, you need to come into our Tempe, Arizona dental office to see Dr. Michael G. Smith.

Bruxism is a habit of grinding or clenching the teeth. Clenching means you tightly hold your top and bottom teeth together. Grinding occurs when you slide your teeth back and forth over each other.

Here are some symptoms you may be experiencing if you are grinding or having jaw problems at night.

-headache
-soar jaw
-frequent toothaches
-facial pain
-worn or fractured tooth enamel
-loose teeth
-earache
-insomnia

How are some jaw problems are treated.

Dr..Smith may suggest a night-gaurd to wear while you sleep. Night-gaurds are helpful for bruxism caused by sleep, disorders, crooked or missing teeth or stress.


Pain from clenching and grinding can be relieved by paying attention to the symptoms, frequent visits to Dr. Smith's Tempe Dental office and good communication with Dr. Smith.

6 comments:

Unknown said...

Thank you for sharing! I was asking my dentist in Tempe about teeth grinding, and he recommended getting a night-guard like this. It's a problem that my wife just noticed that I have, but I'd like to do something about it before it causes any damage.

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Unknown said...

I've experienced grinding My teeth before but I haven't noticed it whenever I sleep, My sister always hearing it and sometimes it can wake here up in the middle of the night because of the sounds of it. She advised me to go to the dentist and after a few months of process I now sleep without grinding My teeth. Manhattan dental clinic is one of the best Dental care here in New york City.

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