What is Tooth Grinding

Bruxism, or tooth grinding, is an oral para-functional habit observed in a large number of people occasionally and, in a smaller number, habitually. The mechanism of causation is t...

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Teeth "Clenching"
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I don't really grind my teeth. Instead, I tend to clench my teeth, that is, press them together with great pressure. Does anyone else have this condition? Have you ever worn mouth guards to sleep? Have you ever tried to talk to a dentist about teeth clenching?
Posted on 08/15/08, 03:08 pm
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Reply #1 - 08/18/08  5:06pm
" I both clench and grid my teeth.
and yes I wear a mouthguard after visiting a dentist. "
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Reply #2 - 08/28/08  10:43pm
" urgh
I do the same, I clench so bad, and my jaw always hurts and TMJ and all. My lower teeth are worn down and top are capped due to it. I have 2 implants (front, side) that My dentist says it from grinding,
I wear a mouth guard but that doesnt help during the day. And I never know i am doing it, till my mouth hurts bad "
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Reply #3 - 09/13/08  1:03pm
" Yes, i suffer horribly from clenching...i think i clench worse than i grind actually. Am waiting until i get enough money to get a mouth guard from the dentist!!! "
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Reply #4 - 09/14/08  3:33pm
" I do both. I've been wearing a mouthguard for 13 years. I got 2 from my dentist and broke them, from grinding. So I buy the $1 or $2 ones from the store and they work great! Look in the sporting goods area for them. Plus they mold to your teeth. =-} "
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Reply #5 - 09/16/08  1:50pm
" YES I DO BOTH. MY DENTIST IS THE ONE THAT MADE ME WEAR A MOUTHGAURD. BECAUSE FROM CLENCHING MY TEETH I PULLED MY JAW MUSCLES. "
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Reply #6 - 10/09/08  6:31pm
" My mouth will hurt for days after a night of clenching my teeth. My dentist told me I'm gonna lose my back teeth if I dont get a mouth guard. I got one (sports kind) and I totally screwed the back up from grinding the hell out of it. Same with all my retainers from when I was in middle school and stuff. I've ALWAYS done it and my girl has even woken me up because she was getting sick to her stomach hearing me do it at night. "
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Reply #7 - 10/12/08  9:48pm
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Reply #8 - 01/26/09  2:45pm
" I found with mouth guard you still clench you just clench down on the guard....didnt really stop me from clenching....so ask your dentist other options before you purchase for clenching....they are ok for grinding ..I guess by protecting your teeth from wearing down but im myself am going to try the NTI "
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Reply #9 - 09/21/09  9:36am
" $1 or $2 mouthgaurds where? everyone i see are over 20.00 here ?
i need one i do this as well . "
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Reply #10 - 10/05/09  6:55pm
" I clench only sometimes, not often but my mom grinds reall ybad, she keeps breaking teeth and crowns "

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