Does anyone have any suggestions for teeth grinding. I am totally unaware that I do this except for evidence that my teeth are being affected badly.My husband has never heard me doing this!

Hi,

One cause of Bruxism is parasites...contact me with your e-mail and I will forward you an anti-fungal diet to follow.

Robin

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If you Google bruxism and B vitamins you'll find thousands of recommendations for this condition.   Does it get worse with stress?  If so it probably is a lack of nutrients.

Hope this helps.

It could be toxins. I would recommend eliminating wheat and dairy and having a colonic irrigation.

Hi Rosie,

there are some interesting answers on here, which really reflects what we know about the causes of Bruxism (teeth grinding).  It is thought that the main causes are probably stress, lifestyle, diet or a combination of all three.

There are, as has been pointed out, lots of cures and potions advertised on the internet which may or may not help.  My experience, and the combined experience of the users on my website seems to be that what works for one person may not work for another. 

There are some simple things to try, which won't cost you any money and won't do you any harm either.  You could get your husband to massage your neck and shoulders before bed, a warm bath before is said to help as well. You can try munching on some crunchy food such as an apple or a carrot stick or you can try a warm flannel wrapped around your face before bedtime.

If you suspect that your are suffering from Bruxism, go and see you dental practitioner straight away.  It will gradually get worse and could develop into TMJ. I wish I had acted earlier, it would have saved me a lot of pain, sleepless nights and money before I found a Bruxism cure.

Bare in mind though that your dentist may prescribe a teeth guard for you to wear at night.  This will NOT cure your bruxism but it will slow down the damage to your teeth.  

Good luck and if you need any help feel free to e-mail me or visit my webpage or blog.

Regards

James... 

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My experience is that wearing a good dentist-fitted tooth guard for two or three nights does stop bruxism, because it seems to break the cycle. Having to wear one every night, though, is not recommended and suggests that the problem is more serious than just a short cycle caused by some temporary stressor.

Hi

Have you thought about getting a mouth guard?  I got one from my dentist which fits over my bottom teeth to reduce the wear and tear I was putting on them.  Cost about £90 and is made especially for you.  Isn't uncomfortable to sleep in. I go to Youngs dentist in Snaith, north Yorkshire.

 

My daughter suffers from the same and has had plasic cups made by her dentist which she wears at night and these help prevent the grinding at night in her sleep and so far they work wonders. It is a good way to save her teath and at the same time stop the noise grinding makes.

John Hadjilambri

Greetings,

My Encycloepedia 'HEALTH is WEALTH' under Teeth caption states;

Grinding during sleep........Nat Phos .......

This can be Weleda brand or New Era no.10

      Ronnie Plant

Greetings,

My Encycloepedia 'HEALTH is WEALTH' under Teeth caption states;

Grinding during sleep........Nat Phos .......

This can be Weleda brand or New Era no.10

      Ronnie Plant

e-mail  plantrf@eircom.net

Hi,

 I, too, was a teeth grinder.   I do have a nightguard to wear every night to protect my teeth, but, oddly enough, I found that taking a calcium and magnesium supplement at dinner or bedtime stopped my teeth clenching during my sleep.   The combination of calcium and magnesium is a great muscle relaxant, and, as you probably know by now, our jaw muscles are quite powerful.

I take a total of 1,000 mg of calcium citrate and 450 mg of magnesium citrate every day, in split dosages:   500 mg of calcium citrate and 225 mg of magnesium citrate in the morning and again with dinner or at bedtime.   The citrate form does not need to be taken with meals to be fully absorbed.

If you get quite a bit of calcium in your diet, you might want to check to see how much magnesium you are getting...most people do not get enough through diet alone.   Raw pumpkin seeds are an excellent source of magnesium.

Ronny 

 

Agree with everything here.

 You could also see a kinesiologist who will test and treat your TMJ (Temporo Mandibular Joint) which is very important for other structural aspects of the body which will be affected as a knock on effect of the bruxism.  

 My website has information about kinesiology and also provides a very high quality calcium and magnesium supplement.

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I used to have this problem which then developed into TMJ.  Eventually it was sorted out by a cranial osteopath who showed me how to massage the trigger points in the muscles around the front of the ears and the adjacent muscles of the jawbones.  Google 'trigger points' and you'll find lots of information on this.  Also works for headaches caused by TMJ.

If you're looking for more of an in depth, psycho-spiritual cause then you could always look into what Caroline Myss writes about 5th chakra (throat) issues.  The book to look at would be Anatomy of the Spirit.