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27 Mar 2018, 6:33 am

Hi guys. I have a really sore jaw from teeth grinding constantly especially at night. I hear this could be a form of stimming and I stim all the time and I only just realised I grind all the time. Is there anything I can do to help or does anyone do anything to help??ty



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27 Mar 2018, 7:03 am

Yes, can you go to the dentist and get a night mouth guard. It takes some getting used to but it will stop you grinding. If you can afford it get a personalised one for your upper jaw, it should help.


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27 Mar 2018, 4:31 pm

I don’t grind, I clench my jaw, especially when sleeping. I have a personalized night guard made by the dentist. It really helps. I have a lot of jaw pain if I go too many nights without it.



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27 Mar 2018, 5:02 pm

I'm losing the plot , I'm sure I replied to this thread :roll:


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27 Mar 2018, 7:39 pm

SaveFerris wrote:
I'm losing the plot , I'm sure I replied to this thread :roll:

There were/ are two identical OPs



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27 Mar 2018, 7:55 pm

I grind my teeth. And always have.



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27 Mar 2018, 8:16 pm

Yes, I have a mouthguard for sleeping. As a teenager, I ground my teeth quite a bit, whether asleep or awake. I don't think I grind when awake now, but I definitely clench quite a bit. And when the mouth guard is in, I clench and grind the mouthguard a lot.


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28 Mar 2018, 4:04 pm

I asked my dentist about tmj once because I had a lot of pain in my jaw. She asked if I ever ground my teeth or clenched my jaw. At the time I said no, but after that appointment I noticed that I did clench my jaw. I actually clench my jaw quite a lot but I'd never noticed it before it was brought to my attention! I can't afford any sort of custom mouth guard, so I've been doing my best with mindfulness and a bit of meditation. I'm not usually much for meditation, but I've found that mindfully working toward a relaxed state throughout my body helps a little with all of the clenching.



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28 Mar 2018, 5:02 pm

Khiori wrote:
I asked my dentist about tmj once because I had a lot of pain in my jaw. She asked if I ever ground my teeth or clenched my jaw. At the time I said no, but after that appointment I noticed that I did clench my jaw. I actually clench my jaw quite a lot but I'd never noticed it before it was brought to my attention! I can't afford any sort of custom mouth guard, so I've been doing my best with mindfulness and a bit of meditation. I'm not usually much for meditation, but I've found that mindfully working toward a relaxed state throughout my body helps a little with all of the clenching.

You can buy mouth guards at many drugstores. To customize them you heat them in boiling water to soften them and them put them in your mouth to mold them to your teeth.



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28 Mar 2018, 5:03 pm

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28 Mar 2018, 5:37 pm

AnneOleson wrote:
Khiori wrote:
I asked my dentist about tmj once because I had a lot of pain in my jaw. She asked if I ever ground my teeth or clenched my jaw. At the time I said no, but after that appointment I noticed that I did clench my jaw. I actually clench my jaw quite a lot but I'd never noticed it before it was brought to my attention! I can't afford any sort of custom mouth guard, so I've been doing my best with mindfulness and a bit of meditation. I'm not usually much for meditation, but I've found that mindfully working toward a relaxed state throughout my body helps a little with all of the clenching.

You can buy mouth guards at many drugstores. To customize them you heat them in boiling water to soften them and them put them in your mouth to mold them to your teeth.


That's great, I didn't know you could buy those at a drugstore! I'm in the US so I guess I've gotten in the habit of just sort of living with it when something goes mildly wrong with me, going to the doctor/dentist is so expensive! Thank you for the information.



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28 Mar 2018, 7:56 pm

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Khiori wrote:
I asked my dentist about tmj once because I had a lot of pain in my jaw. She asked if I ever ground my teeth or clenched my jaw. At the time I said no, but after that appointment I noticed that I did clench my jaw. I actually clench my jaw quite a lot but I'd never noticed it before it was brought to my attention! I can't afford any sort of custom mouth guard, so I've been doing my best with mindfulness and a bit of meditation. I'm not usually much for meditation, but I've found that mindfully working toward a relaxed state throughout my body helps a little with all of the clenching.

You can buy mouth guards at many drugstores. To customize them you heat them in boiling water to soften them and them put them in your mouth to mold them to your teeth.


That's great, I didn't know you could buy those at a drugstore! I'm in the US so I guess I've gotten in the habit of just sort of living with it when something goes mildly wrong with me, going to the doctor/dentist is so expensive! Thank you for the information.


You’re welcome! Another option, though I haven’t tried it is to look in sports stores. I know hockey players where mouth guards and I think some other rough sports do.



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29 Mar 2018, 8:20 pm

elsapelsa wrote:
Yes, can you go to the dentist and get a night mouth guard. It takes some getting used to but it will stop you grinding. If you can afford it get a personalised one for your upper jaw, it should help.


"It takes some getting used to but it will stop you grinding."

I have a very long assoc. with Dentistry and have spend many years studying this phenomenon. A dental appliance can in some mild cases reduce or stop bruxism, however there are MANY MANY cases where it does not.

The etiology of Bruxism/Clenching is multifactorial and very complex. There are an enormous number of treatments out there, many of which have no scientific basis. Caution is advised.

Be :) well.



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29 Mar 2018, 8:46 pm

I grit my teeth a lot, but I'm not sure if I grind them in my sleep or not.


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30 Mar 2018, 2:01 pm

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elsapelsa wrote:
Yes, can you go to the dentist and get a night mouth guard. It takes some getting used to but it will stop you grinding. If you can afford it get a personalised one for your upper jaw, it should help.


"It takes some getting used to but it will stop you grinding."

I have a very long assoc. with Dentistry and have spend many years studying this phenomenon. A dental appliance can in some mild cases reduce or stop bruxism, however there are MANY MANY cases where it does not.

The etiology of Bruxism/Clenching is multifactorial and very complex. There are an enormous number of treatments out there, many of which have no scientific basis. Caution is advised.

Be :) well.


I have problems with TMJ. I was referred to a dental specialist who wanted almost ten thousand dollars to cure it. I didn’t do it!



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31 Mar 2018, 7:58 pm

AnneOleson wrote:
slave wrote:
elsapelsa wrote:
Yes, can you go to the dentist and get a night mouth guard. It takes some getting used to but it will stop you grinding. If you can afford it get a personalised one for your upper jaw, it should help.


"It takes some getting used to but it will stop you grinding."

I have a very long assoc. with Dentistry and have spend many years studying this phenomenon. A dental appliance can in some mild cases reduce or stop bruxism, however there are MANY MANY cases where it does not.

The etiology of Bruxism/Clenching is multifactorial and very complex. There are an enormous number of treatments out there, many of which have no scientific basis. Caution is advised.

Be :) well.


I have problems with TMJ. I was referred to a dental specialist who wanted almost ten thousand dollars to cure it. I didn’t do it!


They prey on people who are suffering deeply and who are desperate for a solution. There are 1000s of these predators targeting TMJ disorders and many others.

Of course no one even tries to stop them. :(