What are the reasons for long-term teeth grinding? What are the reasons for children's teeth grinding?

If you often grind your teeth, you must eliminate the cause in time. Especially among children, teeth grinding is very common. The most common factors are parasites in the body, intestinal diseases, oral diseases, and lack of trace elements. Timely treatment is required to avoid affecting the beauty of the teeth.

1. Common causes in children:

1. Intestinal parasitic diseases, especially intestinal ascariasis, are quite common in children;

2. Gastrointestinal diseases and oral diseases;

3. Giving children indigestible food before going to bed may stimulate the corresponding part of the brain after the baby falls asleep, causing the chewing muscles to continue to contract through the nerves;

4. Nervous system diseases, such as psychomotor epilepsy, hysteria, etc.;

5. Mental factors such as children being emotionally agitated, overly tired or emotionally stressed during the day.

6. Vitamin D deficiency. Children with vitamin D deficiency rickets will suffer from bone decalcification, muscle aches and autonomic nervous system disorders due to calcium and phosphorus metabolism disorders in the body. They will often experience excessive sweating, night terrors, irritability and nocturnal teeth grinding.

7. Misaligned teeth, excessive use of the chewing muscles or long-term chewing with one side of the teeth, as well as poor tooth occlusion and temporomandibular joint dysfunction can also cause nocturnal bruxism. Moreover, children with misaligned teeth often have abnormal positions of their chewing muscles. When sleeping at night, the chewing muscles often contract unconsciously, causing bruxism.

2. Treatment Methods

1)

Psychological treatment: There are indeed psychological factors that cause excessive tension in the jaw muscles. Eliminate tension, relieve unnecessary worries, and arrange work reasonably. If necessary, take diazepam tablets orally, 1-2 times a day, one tablet each time. There is dependency.

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Treatment to reduce brain excitement: resting and relaxing before going to bed, doing proper gymnastics, avoiding stimulating foods and smoking, and improving the sleeping environment are all helpful in reducing the brain's excitement. Mobilize the patient's self-awareness and self-control psychological effect to reduce the occurrence of bruxism. The effect is very small.

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Muscle relaxation therapy: Excessive tension in the jaw muscles is one of the causes of bruxism. Relieving excessive muscle tension during treatment is a necessary means to control bruxism. Commonly used methods include: the use of muscle relaxants; physical therapy, training of the physiological functions of the masticatory muscles; massage; audio-visual cues and other methods. The effect is very small.

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Treatment with awakening stimulation during sleep: Through biofeedback, the patient is awakened by electrical signals such as sound when teeth grinding occurs, thereby temporarily stopping teeth grinding. Some researchers have performed temporary afferent electrical stimulation on the lips, and the results showed that it was effective in controlling bruxism. However, this method interferes with the sleep of patients and their cohabitants and is not effective in the long term.

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Occlusal adjustment therapy: By grinding a small amount of tooth tissue, removing occlusal interference and premature occlusal contact, and establishing an occlusal balance, a physiological balance between the jaw, masticatory muscles, and temporomandibular joint can be achieved, thus eliminating bruxism. For patients with malocclusion, orthodontics or restoration are performed first. Then take Muyating capsules to regulate the nerves and eliminate bruxism.