How do we stop babies from grinding their teeth?

There is nothing clinically to use for a baby to stop teeth grinding.


If is during the day and it is a "teething child" try a teething ring. If they are older try giving them a Popsicle may be soothing.


If the grinding is at night time there really isn't much you can do other than repositioning their head to help alleviate the jaw position.

How do we stop babies from grinding their teeth?
Are they awake or asleep? If they are awake and just doing it for fun, I'd bring on the distraction, chew toys, gum, suckers, etc etc. If they are doing it in their sleep they probably have a jaw problem. I'd visit a chiropractor, I don't know anyone else that actually fixes teeth grinding. A dentist will just say, "wow, so they are grinding their teeth. In a few years they'll have very sensitive teeth. Probably a jaw problem." A chiropractor will probably say, 'Hmm, her neck is out of place making her jaw line up poorly, this will probably help." And then after one appointment you'll see pretty distinct improvement.
Reply:It's probably a novelty.


It may mean that the child is bored, or hungry. It could also be a remnant from when the child was nursing and he/she is still trying to go through the motions and hasn't realized yet that it accomplishes nothing. This seems like the opposite extreme of a child who has become addicted to a pacifier, and loses teeth due to never taking it out.


I'd think that once a child gets used to eating solid food then he/she will realize how/when to chew and stop grinding.


Thankfully baby teeth are temporary so consequences from worn down teeth will not pass on to later in life. If grinding continues for more than a few weeks after you try to communicate with the child I would take the child to the doctor/dentist.


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The joints in the neck are not related or connected to the jaw in any way, so a reallignment of the spinal column would do no good. Also, I believe that orthodontists deal with the whole realm of jaw/teeth orientation. A dentist would know if the grinding could cause serious damage based on how intensely and how often it was taking place
Reply:get a mouth guard and make sure they don't swallow it. talk to your dentist.



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