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Thursday, May 5, 2011

What is Bruxism and How to Get Rid of It?

The term originated from the Greek word brychein, which actually means gritting his teeth. Academic transcript is as follows - recurring dream paroxysmal reduction of masticatory muscles, accompanied by a contraction of the jaws and gnashing of teeth. According to various reports, bruxism is more or less constantly seen in 1-3% of people of different ages and nationalities. Manifestation of the disease can easily form the basis of a horror movie - they smacked his lips, like vampires, but does not dig into your neck. Instead, they lowered the upper teeth on the bottom - and creak, creak, creak ...

How does bruxism - can not say no. Distributed version, the disease can take its rightful place in the group of manifestations of violations of the regulation of depth of sleep. Such as sleepwalking, snoring, nocturnal enuresis and nightmares. (Oh my God! "I'd rather softly creaking jaws than a piss themselves or scream in horror!)

Possible and depending on the structure of maxillofacial joint, malocclusion, or other abnormalities of the facial skeleton. Most scientists agree that bruxism often occurs in people who regularly suffering from the any stressful influence, and lead to inner turmoil, tension, anger, excitement before bedtime.
Hence the proposed method of treatment. Some of them are pretty funny, and I could not help but comment. They - in italics.

10 ways to stop grit your teeth

During the day, keep your mouth in the "healthy vacation". "The teeth should not touch each other only during chewing or swallowing, - says Andrew S. Kaplan, MD, associate professor of dentistry at Mount Sinai School of Medicine at the City University of New York. - If you train yourself not close your teeth, it will reduce the desire to grind them. Scatter around the home and workplace memos, lest we forget. " He offers to repeat as a reminder of one phrase: "Lips - together, teeth - apart!"
Aha! Imagine what it will look when your face is this: whether to muck some swallowed, or fish-ball portray!

Hrumkayte apple. If you gnash your teeth at night, harassing the jaw to the point of exhaustion, biting an apple or raw cauliflower before bed. This may soothe your mouth is too active, - said Harold T. Perry, Ph.D., a dentist, a professor of orthodontics at the School of Dentistry Nord-Vesternskom University.
Doctor! There are many ways before bed to calm his "active mouth! I tried different - does not help!

Attach to the jaws heat. "Fold the towel, moisten with hot water, wring out and attach to the sides face - offers Kenneth R. Goljan, a dentist from Tulsa, Oklahoma, who are particularly interested in bruxism. - Apply a hot compress as often as you can keep as long as possible. This will weaken the muscle tension, which is often associated with headache. "
 
Even the nightly squeak can not produce such an impression on her husband, as my face, wrapped a hot wet towel ... And they say, before the divorce brings bruxism ... At night, try grinding "mouth guard." In sporting goods stores sold the device that you dip in hot water, and then shoves it into his mouth and bite. Sheldon Gross, a lecturer at Tufts University and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, insists that these inexpensive devices can be used temporarily, and protects against night gnashing their teeth. If it works, tell your dentist and he'll make you a better model. I have a super-improved model. My orthodontist tried very hard. But I can not until old age (until the teeth do not fall out), sleep with a gizmo in your mouth!

First of all - calm down. Experts agree that in most cases, bruxism is associated with stress, so the best thing you can do - is to relax. To achieve this, you should:

• Reduce your intake of caffeine and carbohydrate-rich foods such as candy and sweets. This will help improve your overall nutrition; Do not like candy and sweets.
• Take warm baths; With pleasure!
• Do not overload yourself; You would try to explain it to my director ... "Denis, do not overwork me, and I skriplyu teeth in his sleep."
• Learn some good technique, such as progressive relaxation and meditation. I do yoga! And though that! All the same, every night, "hrum-hrum!"

7x7 - the decision of Dr. Goljan
In Tulsa, Oklahoma, scraping the teeth of patients a dentist Kenneth R. Goljan sends home with the installation - make exercise 7x7. "Gnashing of teeth - this is often a programmed response to stress" - says Dr. Goljan. Ie We gritting his teeth when tense, because it's ingrained habit. How do I remove it?
First, define the problem: "The creaking and grinding of teeth - bad for me." And not just for me.

Second, determine why it is bad: "It hurts me and depresses me." Honestly, it's more depressing is not me ... I'm dreaming ... Third, determine the course of his actions: "I will not compress and gnash their teeth."
Amen!

Finally, describe what benefit you bring your new course of action:
"The pain will go, and I will feel happier." I will not be more articulate in the morning, "I have not slept all night! You not only that creaked again, you still snapped when I told you about it! ". "It is important - says Dr. Goljan - that you are using your own words to describe their habits and their feelings. Write them down on paper. Wear this paper with him, until he had learned these words by heart, and repeat 7 times a day. It's easy. "
 
That would be a shame if this piece of paper (or even worse - then, as I have a mantra to cure bruxism reading) someone sees .. Cease to make you gnash your teeth? "I literally guarantee some degree of success, and in many cases a complete success" - promises, Dr. Goljan.

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