Teeth grinding and clenching is termed as bruxism. Frequent bruxism leads to various jaw disorders. Also, can damage teeth and periodontium and may cause other health issues. The continuous friction of teeth can wear off enamel and fracture fillings. Solution for bruxism is best treated in our dental clinic in Ashok Vihar, Delhi.
Cause
Bruxism is commonly associated with stress and anxiety. It may not show obvious symptoms but, some patients might get facial pains and headaches. Long term habit may wear down the teeth over time. Mostly, grinding and clenching is involuntary habit. It happens more while sleeping, known as sleep bruxism and one is unaware of it until complications advances. It is important to know sign and symptom of bruxism and seek regular dental care.
Treatment
1. Wear night guard, an appliance delivered by the dentist to avoid frequent unaware grinding and clenching.
2. Exercise. Physical workouts help alleviate stress, which is the major cause of bruxism.
3. Warm water gargle or soak a washcloth in warm water, wring it out and apply to your jaw. Warm water helps muscle to relax reducing bruxism.
4. Be aware of your mouth movements, keep your lips closed and teeth apart.
5. Massage. Apply firm pressure with your fingers on your cheeks by rubbing it downwards; using repeated back and forth motion. This will help your jaw muscle to relax.
6. Limit drinking habits. Avoid alcohol and caffeine as grinding may get worse after alcohol or caffeine consumption.
7. The habit of gnawing on pens and pencils or similar hard items can enable your involuntary movement of jaw muscles, making you more likely to grind.
8. Avoid chewy food stuff like gums. Steak, popcorn and other similar food stuff. This will ease soreness and will relax your jaw.
9. Lifestyle modifications can help one to improve bruxism; this includes sleep hygiene and reducing stress. Our dental clinic in Ashok Vihar aims not only in providing practical solution to the patient but also helps in reducing or eliminating bruxism through combination of therapies, for example – talk therapy can reduce anxiety and stress, educating about dental hygiene following its maintenance after treatment and may more.
10. Medications like muscle relaxants can be advice to the bruxism patients. Botox, on other hand is administered to the patients who don’t respond to other treatment. However, anxiety and stress reducing medicine also helps to improve grinding of teeth.
Where to get treated for Bruxism?
Dr. Sachdeva’s dental clinic in North Delhi avails unbeatable range of dental treatments which makes easy and convenient for patients to opt for the best. Dr. Sachdeva’s Dental Institute is on the panel of Honorary Consultant President Estate Clinic.
