whats bruxing?

Bruxing is clenching or grinding one's teeth...sorry

in that case i'm always clenching my teeth during the day and have been told by my mum and fiance that i grind real bad at night too

Well...you could try sleeping in an upright position and see if it helps. It got rid of my problem completely. Also, I once took a antidepression drug and that make me clench and grind during the day, so I stopped and the day problem went away. I read that magnesium, calcium and pantothenic acid can help. Try relaxing you mouth consciously with mouth shut but teeth apart...they say it can become a habit and you can break it that way. For me though, the answer was to sleep sitting up. I don't have any sensitive teeth anymore either and my jaws feel better. Maybe if you stopped at night the daytime problem would go away because you jaw would have relaxed all night. I hope you find something that works.

That is great that you found a cure that works! I saw my TMJ Specialist yesterday - was going to get fitting for splint guard but then I told him I'm having a sleep study done next month and he'd like to wait and see what the findings are first since there are 30 mouthguard types he can make depending on the problem. I also have restless legs and I hear there could be a correlation between bruxism and restless legs. He did mention that when I slide my jaw back and forth in the night, I could be blocking my airway - thus a 'sleep apnea' problem. I wonder if sleeping up like you will help with this. I will try it tonight! :) Thank you

Yes, it worked for me 100 percent overnight! Thast was two months ago. I too broke a tooth off at the root and had to have it pulled. I now don't have the tooth sensitivity anymore. I will try to find the one article that gave me that 'lightbulb moment'. It has been weeks or months that I haven't clenched or grinded my teeth. I remember waking up a few times as if I choked on spit. I think my receded jaw relaxed enough that saliva built up. I also woke up on occasion with a gasp and that was probably because my jaw went back and closed off my throat. I have a receded bottom jaw and and overbite on the upper...when I lie down it's the perfect storm for sleep apnea and so unconciously I was trying to create an opening by clenching my teeth together. I think my problem is the closing off of my throat because of anatomy of my jaw...otherwise I would still be grinding while I slept at a 50 degree angle. A mouth guard would work for me if it brought my bottom jaw out to meet my upper jaw and then had a clasp to hold my jaw like that but I would be worried about joint problems. I am also afraid to have a sleep study done because I would have to lay flat without a mouth guard and I may break another tooth....so I think from now on I will just sleep on an incline. I hope this information helps you!

Let us know if it works!

Congrats glad that you stopped, I started about 6 years ago. I wore braces and got them off two years later my teeth were shifting, my fault didn't wear my retainer every night like I was suppose to. I have developed Bruxing ( I only clench no grinding) due to the shifting, I go back for braces next month and a retainer all over again.

hello there - new to this group, but I had bad bruxing and yes my jaw slips back and creates apnea which leads to my grinding to open my airways.

It makes perfect logic that to sit up will help and its one I am trying for the last few nights. so far its working.
So thks for sharing.

I haven't clenched in a long time now no pain in my jaw anymore. UNTIL i did this really big yawn and POP went the joint and Ive been some sore in the tmj joint. As far as clenching not doing it anymore I went through a behavior learning treatment with a specialist. But since my tmj joint is already a tad worn from doing it..the yawn re-aggrevated the joint.. rare rare I hardly ever ever get pain anymore has to be something obsurd like a yawn or i ate something super chewy for it to do this. Tad sore not anything to bad.

Well I am at the stage where I've tried so much stuff already I may aswel give this a go, its going to be hard sleeping upright but I'll tel you how I get on!

Sounds good to me... since I have digestive issues too, it's a win/win for sure... Now, I gotta find me a wedge pillow... are they sold in stores??

Thanks I am new to this group but have had the bruxism for quite some time. Recently found out I have a hiatal hernia too. My dad had this type of hernia and he slept on a pillow wedge for that so maybe it will help both problems. I will give it a try.

Thank you so much for posting gomer63! I am in the same boat as you - I have had chronic migraines forever and do not know what the cause is. I also find out that I brux after i got married and my husband told me. That explains why my front teeth look transparent on the bottom and one side looks chipped even though i never injured it. I have a mattress pad that I'm going to slip a pillow under to get the wedge effect and put a pillow on top and another under my head like you had stated. I do feel pressure on my jaw when i sleep on a regular pillow - so this makes sense. Im going to try it tonight and see how it goes! Thank you!!

OBJECTIVE:

- Stop grinding, stop head aches (increasing in pain levels everyday), shoulder pain and
upper back pain TIGHTINESS and STOP FACIAL PAIN

SOLUTION:

- roll your shoulders up as if your shrugging up and roll back (shoulder roll backs)- do 20 times in the morning
- and everytime you feel tighness in yourself
- even if you feel no tightness but you feel pain in your face, neck and upper body
- do 10 shoulder roll Backs, or however many is necassary to feel yourself UNTANGLING
- do above while standing - even lying in bed - on the toilet - when u go to sit down

FACT for ME:

- chronic grinding at night came from dentistry procedure
- leading to four years of grinding, causeing head aches, immense facial pain (above symptoms)
- this causes the subject to be desensitised - meaning you no longer know when you feel pain at
certain levels - rendering pain levels to increase over days.

- ONCE I STARTED SHOULDER ROLL BACKS PAINFUL HEADACHS/MIGRANES WENT AWAY AFTER ONE DAY -
- ABOVE SYMPTOMS DECREASED AND WERE NO LONGER EXPERIENCED AFTER 2 DAYS -
- GRINDING AT NIGHT STILL APPARENT BUT SHOULDER ROLL BACKS IN BED REMIND MY BODY - U R TENSING AND TO RESTORE NORMALITY -

FACT:

- you can purchase monuth gaurds
- go to different therapy specialists
- invest in all the nonsensical anti grinding appratices
- go to highly recommended dentists- to try and resolve ur teeth grinding

NOTHING WILL WORK

- please - roll your shoulders up as if your shrugging up and roll back
- do 20 times in the morning
- and everytime you feel tighness in yourself, do at least 10 - or however many is necassary
to feel your self UNTANGLING


LAST FACTS

- YOU WILL ACTUALLY HEAR YOUR MUSCLE TENDONS UNTANGLE IN THE MORNING

(people will not exercise this solution because they think the solution is measured by how much money you throw at it, because I was the same. I just wanted
quick fix)

- it should not take visits to numerous specialists to heal yourself

- you should not have to invest in expensive anti grinding apparatuses to teach yourself how to
sleep properly, again
- please give a thought to SOLUTION (ABOVE) you all have better things to invest your life in
than to worry about all the pain this condition brings to your life.