Stop Grinding Teeth Now

Now, that you had done the first and most important step of diagnosing your self as teeth grinders, it is time to look for the prefect method to stop grinding teeth. This method should be modified for you.

Here are the factors that should be taken into consideration when suiting a teeth grinding solution:

1. Types of medical solutions you prefer and once you will actually use
2. Your age
3. The level of teeth grinding you suffer from
4. The damages teeth grinding had caused so far
5. Your dental and medical history
6. Your age
7. Your overall health

I believe that dentists are part of the blame for the common damages and denial of grinding teeth.

The reasons why dentists are part of the blame are:

1. The diagnosis of grinding teeth is not easy and dentists are afraid to tell a patient he is a teeth grinder when he is not or to tell a person he is not a teeth grinder while he is one.

2. Dentists are not educated enough with grinding teeth issues.

3. Dentists are not aware of all the solutions to stop grinding teeth

4. Dentists do not want to start grinding teeth care as it may involve solutions from other medical disciplines and may not always work

Your partner is there for you so use his help to stop teeth grinding. There are a few methods he can help you (sorted from light to heavy methods):

1. Ask your partner to wake you up when he hears you grinding your teeth

2. Ask your partner to wake you up and make you wash your face when you are grinding your teeth

3. Ask your partner to wake you up by putting cold ice on your face when you are grinding your teeth.

Your dentist might have made a special splint designed especially by your teeth formation in order to stop grinding teeth. The splint is one of the most common devices used but also has major disadvantages regarding grinding teeth:

1. The splint itself may cause health damages.

2. The splint is good for stopping teeth grinding for a short term but not as an infinite solution

3. The splint does not prevent all damages that may be causes by grinding such as damage to the ears and head aches

Here is a list of methods you can use to diagnose if you have a problem of grinding teeth:

1. If you wake up in the middle of the night suffering from pains in your teeth and jaws, you are probably suffer for teeth grinding

2. If your spouse says he hears a sound of clenching in the night, you are probably grinding your teeth

3. If you put on a tape recorder to record your night noises and when playing it you hear a voice of clenching, you might be suffering from teeth grinding.

4. If you see that that your teeth tops become flat, you might be grinding your teeth.

Now, I suggest you select a method to stop grinding teeth.

If you are not concerned with the short term and log term damages you cause yourself while grinding your teeth and you are still not convinced you must find a cure to stop grinding teeth, at least think of the people close to you.

When grinding your teeth at night you make an unpleasant annoying noise of clenching – A noise that will certainly wake up the person sleeping next to you and possibly other roommates or housemates.

Think about dating a person who will hear you grinding your teeth on your first night together… It happened to me…

Your dentist will be able to diagnose teeth grinding usually within a few minutes. If it is your first visit to the dentist and he does not have a record of your dental history he may ask you to revisit him in a few weeks or months.

The dentist will check whether the tips of your teeth are flat. If the answer is positive, you probably suffer from grinding teeth.

The dentist will probably let you use a mouth guard as a solution to stop grinding teeth.

Read this list of important facts about teeth grinding:

1. Many believe that teeth grinding is hereditary
2. More women than men suffer than grinding teeth
3. Teeth grinding is most common in the third and forth decades in one’s life
4. Clenching teeth is considered more dangerous than grinding teeth
5. Almost all teeth grinders are aware of their problem
6. 20% percents of all adults suffer from teeth grinding
7. Most people try to stop grinding teeth

The short answer is no, you can not wait. You must stop grinding teeth as early as possible or you will suffer from long term damage for all your life:

You will tear on and wear your teeth to the point that they will come very sensitive and fixing it will involve unpleasant and expensive visits to the dentist.

If you will not stop grinding teeth your jaw joint may suffer from severe damage and you might face osteoarthritis.

The most common way used to stop grinding teeth is the night guard. It may not eliminate teeth grinding but it will reduce the bad effects of it.
However, many people who suffer from severe teeth grinding tend to break their night guard and replace it every few months – a process which may be very expensive.

You should be aware that a night guard often costs between $300 and $600. Some people simply can not sleep with them so they spend their money for nothing.

The most important thing about a night guard is to find a good dentist to adjust it to your mouth. Only then, there is a chance to stop grinding teeth.

There are several types of night guards – some are soft and some are hard plastic ones which are considered better.