Finding out if you have Bruxism

charliexx24 | Jan 8, 2010 |

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If you wake up with a pain in your mouth and or have ear infections it could show signs that you suffer from Bruxism. Bruxism is the condition whereby during the evenings, whilst you are asleep, you grind and clench your teeth unknowingly. This grinding or acts of grinding and clenching cause amongst adults irreversible damage to the teeth. The teeth enamel wear down, stress is placed on the teeth themselves and weaken, and the gums, the jaw and mouth in general all suffer. One good indicator as to whether you suffer from the condition or not is highlighted by a partner telling you that you make sounds from the mouth in the evenings while you are asleep.

The best way in order to verify if you suffer from the condition is to go to your dentist who will be able to tell essentially straight away if you suffer from the condition. Your dentist will examine your teeth to see if signs of wear and tear and enamel damage exist. He'll probably then ask you a bunch of questions relating to your life situation such as whether you wake up with mouth or jaw pain or headaches. Headaches are a good sign particularly if you wake up with them that you suffer from the condition. A growing tooth sensitivity is also another good way to tell because as the enamel wears down, the sensitivity will rise. Many dentists will tell you that the condition has a lot to do with stress. The stress that is built-up in the day is released at night through this behaviour of clenching and grinding of the teeth. A good tester to see if you can see a reduction in the Bruxism is to do some stress relieving exercises at night before you go to bed and see whether you wake up with headaches or related pain or not. You may also like to ask your partner to monitor your sleeping and relevant sleeping behaviour. It's important to be aware that there are Bruxism mouth guards and other forms of teeth grinding treatment that will go along way to protect your teeth from further damage and harm. But the first step should be to see your doctor and dentist to seek further information as well as to clarify the existing situation. Identification and diagnosis are the first steps that will lead to a solution to the problem.