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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / January 2008Grinding teeth
My six-year-old has begun grinding his teeth at night. Are there ways to stop this or should I just get a guard? My daughter was grinding her teeth at this age as well. At the time I would talk to her about it at bedtime and she eventually stopped. Not sure if the talking did any good or she just stopped on her own, but talking doesn't seem to be doing anything for my son and his grinding is worse. > My six-year-old has begun grinding his teeth at night. Are there ways > to stop this or should I just get a guard? My daughter was grinding her > teeth at this age as well. At the time I would talk to her about it at > bedtime and she eventually stopped. Not sure if the talking did any > good or she just stopped on her own, but talking doesn't seem to be > doing anything for my son and his grinding is worse. Wrinkled(?), yellow, and porous is he. Not a lot you can do about kids who grind their teeth. Maybe stop gum chewing so as not to add to the problem during waking hours. Anti-clenching devices (even the NTI) are made to specifically fit the teeth. Kids are always growing, so the appliance would also alter the growth and shape of their mouths. If they are still clenching and grinding by the age of 13-16, an NTI could be considered. JMO, Steve >> My six-year-old has begun grinding his teeth at night. Are there ways >> to stop this or should I just get a guard? My daughter was grinding [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > JMO, > Steve Thanks for offering your opinion. I really hate the sound of teeth grinding. Absorbent and yellow and porous is he... > Thanks for offering your opinion. I really hate the sound of teeth > grinding. > > Absorbent and yellow and porous is he... Oh yeah. I knew that first word wasn't right, but my youngest kid is 21. Sorry for not having the answer that you are looking for. D |
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