What Is Bruxism?

Bruxism is a mild to symptomatic grinding or clenching your teeth together while you are sleeping. At one time or the other, most people have clinched or grinded their teeth in their sleep. Bruxism during sleep that causes the majority of health issues and can even occur during short naps; making Bruxism one of the most common sleep disorders.

People with bruxism are not aware that they even have these symptoms. Only 5% of these people will develop serious health issues. When a person grinds their teeth it leaves abstractions and fractures on the teeth.

Over time dental damage occurs, and causes tooth loss and gum recession.

Teeth grinding may be loud enough to wake a partner.

Someone who grinds their teeth that has fillings, may cause the fillings to come out or those teeth to collapse. 

Symptoms of Bruxism are:

  • Morning migraines
  • Morning headaches
  • TMJ pain
  • Facial muscle and nerve pain
  • Sinus pain
  • Vertigo
  • Neck pain
  • Shoulder pain
  • Back pain
  • Waking exhausted
  • Stress or tension
  • Depression
  • Eating disorders
  • Insomnia
  • Daytime sleepiness
  • Eye irritation
  • Head tingling
  • Jaw pain
  • Tinnitus (ringing in the ear)
  • Poor Sleep
  • Earache