COMMON SYMPTOMS OF BRUXISM AS PER EXPERTS
Overview
A medical condition characterized by grinding or clenching of teeth.
Symptoms
If you're experiencing new, severe, or persistent symptoms, contact a health care provider.
The symptoms include:
- Teeth grinding or clenching
- Flattened, fractured, chipped or loose teeth
- Worn tooth enamel
- Tooth pain and sensitivity
- Tight jaw muscles, difficulty opening the mouth
- Pain in jaw, neck or face
- Pain that presents like earache
- Sleep disruption
- Headache
Causes
- The cause of bruxism is not clearly understood, but can be attributed to physical, psychological and genetic factors
- Awake bruxism can be caused by emotions like anxiety, stress or tension; or may be a habit that develops during deep concentration
- Sleep bruxism can be attributed to Sleeprelated chewing activity that causes arousals during Sleep
- Risk factors to developing bruxism include:
- stress
- Agecommon in young children
- Aggressive, competitive personality
- Medicationssuch as psychiatric Medications, have side effects and can lead to bruxism
- Intake of alcohol and caffeinated beverages, tobacco smoking
- Genetics family history of bruxism may increase likelihood
- Other mental disorders such as dementia, epilepsy may increase risk
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For informational purposes only. Consult a medical professional for advice. Source: Focus Medica.
