How to treat teeth grinding at night? An old Chinese doctor teaches you how to treat teeth grinding

Some people start grinding their teeth unconsciously when they sleep at night, making a squeaking sound. Bruxism refers to the habitual grinding of teeth during sleep, which gradually worsens over time and is a long-term vicious cycle disease. Teeth grinding is often a reflection of physiological diseases, so what are the ways to treat teeth grinding?

1: Resting and relaxing before going to bed, doing proper gymnastics, avoiding stimulating foods and smoking, and improving the sleeping environment can help reduce 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.

1: 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.

1: 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.

1: A folk remedy: boil half a catty of fresh wolfberry leaves (cook with the stems first), 20 day lilies (remove the stems), 2 to 3 candied dates, and 1 pig pancreas into soup.

2: Recipe 2: Eat a piece of raw orange peel or soak orange peel in water before going to bed every night for 2-3 days. It can cure children and adults grinding their teeth while sleeping. It is especially effective for early teeth grinding when it just occurs.

3: Folk remedy: 1 liang of raw Rehmannia root, 3 qian of Alisma orientalis, 3 qian of roasted licorice root, 3 qian of black plum, 4 qian of Cornus officinalis, 3 qian of Yunzhi, 3 qian of Paeonia suffruticosa, 4 qian of Dioscorea batatas, 3 qian of Schisandra chinensis, 5 qian of Cyperus rotundus, 1 liang of Lingci stone (fried first), 2 qian of Juncus wickii (lead medicine), decocted and taken orally.

1: 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.

Some children have been grinding their teeth for a long time. Although they have received corresponding treatment, the cerebral cortex has formed a strong conditioned reflex. Therefore, the nighttime grinding action will not disappear immediately, which can easily form a habitual teeth grinding.