Anyone have a remedy to stop grinding teeth?

Something that does not involve putting something cumbersome and uncomfortable in your mouth.

Anyone have a remedy to stop grinding teeth?
Yes, there are a couple of simple exercises you can do. I went to PT for my jaw and daytime grinding.


1. Put your tongue behind your front top teeth, now open and close you jaw 10 times as far as you can without cracking it.


2. Open your jaw to where it's comfortable and push with one finger to the count of six oneach of these- the right side, left side underneath and on top, make sure it's on the bone. Do these as many times as you can and it should help in a day or so.


Also try and keep your tounge at the back of your upper front teeth. This is the default position for normal jaws.
Reply:Chewing Gum will help.


It's like a padding to the teeth also.
Reply:may check for worms in stomach. this is also one of the reason to make one grind teeth.
Reply:Other than a mouthpiece, there is nothing that will prevent teeth grinding. If you get a dentist to make your retainer to prevent the grinding, it will not be that uncomfortable and if it is, you will get used to it and it will no longer bother you. Unless you grind your teeth in the daytime, you only have to wear it at night anyway.





The person who said that chewing gum will help is wrong, chewing gum can make it worse because it allows your jaw muscles to get more used to clenching, which makes you more likely to grind your teeth.
Reply:Ahh i grind my teeth yes. Do you do it at night time or in the day time though?





Because in the day time your teeth are actually not sposed to touch when resting. Im not sure how to stop you from grinding in the day - maybe just a nervous habbit that you need to control yourself over.





But night time? this is a VERY big problem. And i do it too. My dentist picked up on the fact that my teeth had been grinded away. You can get your dentist to make a mould to put over your teeth and sleep with it on. It's comfortable because it's moulded to fit.





After a year of wearing it it's basically all worn away, and i'm very glad im grinding IT rather than my teeth!





Other than this im not sure of any other ways to stop grinding teeth.





Hope this helps =D
Reply:You mentioned an aversion to something "cumbersome and uncomfortable", but a dentist can fix you up with a customized mouthguard that is soft and (once you get used to it), comfortable. Grinding your teeth can lead to a loss of enamel, which opens you up for infections and cavities.



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