Do you experience jaw pain throughout the day? Have you been noticing tightness in your jaw muscles and joints? If these symptoms sound familiar, you may suffer from teeth grinding, clinically known as bruxism. Teeth grinding is a condition in which the surfaces of your teeth grind against each other, usually while you are asleep. However, it is possible to suffer from teeth grinding during your waking hours. If you are a sleep grinder, you may not even realize that the condition afflicts you until you start to have side effects. If you’re concerned that you may grind your teeth, Houston dentist, Dr. Deborah Gennero is a consultation away.
Causes of Teeth Grinding
Teeth grinding is one of those ailments where the medical community is able to speculate cause, but there are still question marks. Possibly caused by psychological issues which you are completely unaware of, there are physical reasons for teeth grinding as well. Some behaviors or issues most likely related to teeth grinding include anxiety, stress, heavy caffeine consumption, pent up anger or emotions, malocclusion (a misaligned bite), missing teeth, or a crooked smile. (more…)