Teeth Grinding (Bruxism) Symptoms and causes

Nama : Dini Mutiah Raysyah

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Teeth grinding or Bruxism

 

What is teeth grinding?

Teeth grinding or bruxism is the habit of grinding teeth or grinding teeth that is done unconsciously. This habit can be experienced by children to adults. If this habit is not handled, the patient has the potential to experience severe damage to his teeth.

Symptoms

Symptoms of bruxism may include :

• The sound of grinding teeth or bruxism, which may be loud enough to wake your sleeping partner
• Broken, chipped or dislocated teeth
• The enamel part of the tooth is eroded and displays the dentin part
• Increased tooth pain or sensitivity
• Tired or tight jaw muscles, or locked jaws that won't open and shut completely
• Pain in the jaw, neck or face 
• Pain that feels like an earache, even though it's actually okay with your ears
• Sleep disorder

Causes

Doctors don't completely understand what causes bruxism, but it may be due to a combination of physical, psychological and genetic factors.

• Awake bruxism may be due to emotions such as anxiety, stress, anger, frustration or tension. Or it may be a coping strategy or a habit during deep concentration.

• Sleep bruxism may be a sleep-related chewing activity associated with arousals during sleep.

Risk factors

• Stress. Increased anxiety or stress can lead to teeth grinding. So can anger and frustration.

• Age. Bruxism is common in young children, but it usually goes away by adulthood.

• Personality type. Having a personality type that's aggressive, competitive or hyperactive can increase your risk of bruxism.

• Medications and other substances. Bruxism may be an uncommon side effect of some psychiatric medications, such as certain antidepressants. Smoking tobacco, drinking caffeinated beverages or alcohol, or using recreational drugs may increase the risk of bruxism.

• Family members with bruxism. Sleep bruxism tends to occur in families. If you have bruxism, other members of your family also may have bruxism or a history of it.

• Other disorders. Bruxism can be associated with some mental health and medical disorders, such as Parkinson's disease, dementia, gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD), epilepsy, night terrors, sleep-related disorders such as sleep apnea, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).