Do You Grind Your Teeth While You Sleep?

Here is the Dennis J Coleman DDS – Family & Cosmetic Dentistry guide to treating teeth grinding.

Understand
Most teeth grinding will occur while sleeping. Consistent teeth grinding might be suspected with a sore jaw and dull headache in the mornings. Anxiety or stress are not the only reasons grinding may appear. It can also be related to an abnormal bite or missing or crooked teeth.

Visit Dentist
Bruxism is a medical term used for grinding teeth. Bruxism can be identified by Doctor Dennis Coleman through an oral examination of jaw tenderness and abnormalities in the teeth. Discuss a possible nightguard for teeth grinding.

Get Control
When tooth grinding occurs, the fear is resulting oral damage and pain. Here at Dennis J Coleman DDS – Family & Cosmetic Dentistry we support oral health in many ways. Here are three things that may help:

Control caffeine or alcohol intake as these may increase tooth grinding.
Avoid gum and prohibit pen or pencil chewing. This benefits the jaw as it keeps the jaw from clenching repeatedly.
Allow the jaw to relax; sometimes just setting your tongue between your teeth will help your jaw relax.

Every individual in our community from Mooresville to Davidson deserves a good night’s sleep as well as a pain-free, headache-free morning.

It’s no problem to come down to our office at 460 S Main St Ste 101, Davidson, North Carolina 28036 and consult with Doctor Coleman about this or any other dental concern. Call 704-896-5850 today to schedule an appointment.

We are devoted to healthy, happy patients. A beautiful, confident smile allows full, honest interaction with others. Don’t live with pain. Consider the benefits of dental implants and cosmetic dentistry, general dentistry, or dental implants. Ask about dentures, restorative dentistry, cosmetic dentistry, general dentistry, or dental implants. Your needs are critical to us.

Contact our caring staff at 704-896-5850 and discover a trustworthy practice that offers critical knowledge and the highest quality of care.