Bruxism - Fear of rubbing your teeth

• Bruxism what is this disease?
• What are the symptoms of bruxism?
• The causes of bruxism
• How to get rid of bruxism?

Bruxism is the involuntary grinding and clenching of teeth that occurs in both children and adults.

Very often, sick people are not aware of this problem because bruxism may occur during the day or at night. If left untreated, the disease can be very dangerous because it destroys the teeth and bite.

Bruxism what is this disease?

Bruxism is a disease involving the unconscious rubbing of the teeth of the mandible against the teeth of the jaw. Teeth grinding is caused by the uncontrolled activity of the masseter muscles.

Stress is one of the causing causes excessive emotional tensionwhich increases muscle activity.

Bruxism most often occurs at night while sleeping, so sick people may be unaware of their condition. According to its occurrence, the disease is divided into daytime bruxism and nighttime bruxism.

Bruxism during the day is characterized by the clenching of teeth with considerable force. In the second type of disease, in addition to clenching, teeth grinding and involuntary movements during sleep also occur.

What are the symptoms of bruxism?

The symptoms of bruxism do not only affect the oral cavity. If left untreated, the condition leads to dangerous complications that may affect other areas of the body.

A sick person can clench their jaw 10 times harder than usual, which results in pain in the jaw, face, head and even back pain.

The symptoms inside and outside the mouth include:

• tooth sensitivity,
• abrasion of the tooth surface, which leads to changes in their appearance, hypersensitivity and wedge cavities,
• cracking of the enamel,
• exposing the roots of the teeth,
• bleeding and gingivitis,
• biting the cheeks and tongue,
• jaw hypertrophy
• tooth loss
• breaking teeth
• jaw pain and crackling,
• a disorder of the mandibular track,
• pain in the area of ​​the eye sockets,
• pain and tinnitus,
• pain in the muscles of the face and neck,
• muscle cramps.

The causes of bruxism

In fact, the causes of bruxism are not fully known to this day.

However, researchers have noted that bruxism is largely the result of increasing levels stress at work and in everyday life. It has been accepted that many different factors may simultaneously contribute to the development of this disease.

Other causes of bruxism include:

• malocclusion and oral cavity,
• genetic factors,
• neurosis and anxiety,
• badly fitted fillings, dentures or crowns,
• frequent chewing gum,
• changes in the nervous system,
• deterioration of health due to other diseases,
• loneliness,
• malfunction of the brain centers.

How to get rid of bruxism?

Treatment of bruxism should go in many directions, as severe tooth and bite damage can only be healed by dentists and orthodontists who adjust special aligners or splints for the teeth.

Physiotherapy is one of the main branches of treatment of this ailment to get rid of clenching and grinding of the teeth. Treatment consists of rehabilitation of the temporomandibular joint, which brings great relief to the jaw muscles.

It is also worth trying our other treatments physiotherapists from Szczecin to get rid of stresswhich we know is one of the leading causes of bruxism.