Posted: 4/13/2007 4:33:51 AM EDT
| My five year old grinds the hell out of his teeth any idea on how to stop it or at least get some of the pressure off his jaws he is waking up complaining of jaw pain,also it is just about one of the most evil noises I have ever heard. thanks |
yea me too, i recently forgot it and bought one of thoose doctor gaurds from the drug store and was pretty impressed with them, check with your dentest though, hope its not tmj |
Ditto. Make sure you do it soon, too. A dentist/orthodontist will make one off an impression which is almost unnoticeable. If you don't do it until later, he'll grind all the enamel off his teeth and have tooth problems later. The grinding also can drive back the gum line, causing more problems. |
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From someone who has the same problem and has a mouth full of about $15k, take my advice and get the problem addressed right away. I remember the first time I learned I was doing it, my roomate in the dorms at college asked me about "those evil noises" I was making when I was asleep. Of course, those evil noises were from me grinding my teeth, but I never knew I was doing it. Over enough time it destroyed my teeth ....... all but two of my teeth on top have crowns, and there are three on the bottom. Alot of money and alot of pain. It is a little strange that such a little dude is experiencing the problem. Might be a TMJ problem? Good luck. |
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I used to grind them when i was younger -- it would wake my parents up across the hall The ortho we had didnt think it was a problem. he left and the new guy said "if we dont stop that he'll grind his teeth down to the point that the gum will start getting lower and lower on that tooth b/c the tooth will move down. i dont have points on my canines b/c of this what made me stop? getting braces in 6th grade. didnt grind again. not sure if that will help yours as he's too little but... just an fyi |
i dont have time to read the sites. just type it in to google and you'll find a plethora of info www.docshop.com/education/dental/general-dentistry/tmj/ |
Me too
i tried to send you an im as requested but you have them blocked as well as your emails |