If you notice your teeth are looking a little worn down, or you’re waking up with jaw pain after what should’ve been a night of restful sleep, have you considered whether you’re grinding your teeth?
If you're dealing with jaw, tooth, ear or head pain, especially in the morning, you may have sleep bruxism, which means you're grinding or clenching your teeth when you sleep. If you have a mild case, ...
Bruxism, the formal name for teeth grinding, can lead to ringing in the ears and tooth fractures. Here's how to find relief.
According to the Mayo Clinic, teeth grinding, also known as "bruxism," is a condition in which you unconsciously clench or grind your teeth. It can occur while you're awake (awake bruxism) or while ...
One morning around week six of the COVID-19 lockdown, I woke up to discover I’d gnashed a molar-sized crack down the back of my night guard, the device I wear to protect my teeth from the grinding I ...
If you grind your teeth, either in your sleep or while awake, you’re more likely to get headaches. Treating the underlying cause should reduce your symptoms. Teeth grinding (bruxism) is quite common, ...
Up to a third of adults grind their teeth in the daytime and more than 10% do it unknowingly while they sleep, studies show. Stress is the leading cause of teeth grinding, according to Dr. Daniel ...
There's no way to prevent teeth grinding while you sleep, but dentists say there are some things you can do to protect your pearly whites. It’s actually a very common issue at any age, says Beverly ...
Sarah Stovall, a junior at Albion College and a Grosse Pointe native, knows all about stress, from juggling college, exams and her job. She carries that stress in her teeth. Stovall is one of a ...
It's 1.30am. I'm awake, listening to branches screech against my bedroom window. Then I remember: there are no trees anywhere near my window. What I am actually hearing is my fiancé's teeth grinding.