| Teeth grinding is also called bruxism in medical | | | | teeth from grinding. Once the habit is brought |
| terms. Bruxism often occurs unconsciously | | | | under control it will be easier to eliminate it. |
| without victim's awareness. Your family members | | | | Hypnosis is another very good alternative for |
| can tell you if you are doing it. And you can also | | | | relieving stress, anxiety or other mental problems. |
| get to know about it from the resultant factors | | | | For this method you will need either to visit your |
| like the tooth ache or jaw ache. The normal | | | | psychiatrist or use self help and auto-hypnosis |
| cause of teeth grinding is stress, while other | | | | programs. |
| causes are improper alignment of the jaw and | | | | Holistic ways of stress relieving are listening to |
| mental problems. So how can you stop grinding | | | | music (preferably classical, new age or something |
| teeth while sleeping? | | | | else that relaxes you). You can use yoga, |
| The ordinary way to tackle these issues is to try | | | | meditation or taiji, indulge yourself in some |
| and reduce the stress and anxiety, taking | | | | aromatherapy massages or use acupuncture. All |
| professional assistance for mental problems and | | | | these methods basically help you reduce stress - |
| visiting your dentist if you suffer from improper | | | | the main cause of Bruxism. |
| jaw alignment. Visiting a dentist can be very | | | | Teeth grinding or bruxism is a starting stage of |
| helpful especially for protecting your teeth; he will | | | | TMJ, therefore it should be taken seriously and |
| most likely first prescribe a mouth guard. Mouth | | | | prevented. You can do so by adopting a proper |
| guards are used during sleep to protect your | | | | lifestyle, and a balanced diet. |