Articles of category "Teeth grinding"

More than 80 per cent of men and women age 40 and above suffer from some sort of pathological teeth damage. It is caused not only by cavities and changes in the body. The teeth are damaged if the jaw is not properly aligned on its top and bottom. This location is called an occlusion. But if the person suffers from teeth grinding (bruxism) damage of the occurs at a quicker rate. Here we present possible causes of bruxism, teeth grinding treatment, including night guard devices and a look at the NTI device.

Teeth clenching during the night is very unpleasant. Teeth clenching is technically referred to as bruxism. In the past people believed that bruxism was caused by the intervention of evil spirits. They believed in that legend because it was often accompanied by epilepsy and some mental disorders. But nowadays scientists know this is not true. It has not been proven that it is not related to stress or mental diseases. Let's speak about bruxism and bruxism causes and possible treatment.