Teeth grinding habits can produce damaging effects for other parts of the body apart from the teeth and gum. Chances are that you are not getting proper sleep that your body needs as a sufferer of this teeth clenching or it might be that your sleeping companion also suffers in the same way as you do.
With this said it is important that you treat this dental problem once you find out you have it. To ignore this problem, maybe because it does not seem to be severe, will only make it worse. Once you start noticing that you have this visit the dentist or the doctor so that your teeth and health will be analyzed. Also, you can try the 4 effective home remedies for teeth grinding or 'Bruxism' in other to get quick relief from this dental problem.
1. SLEEP ON YOUR BACK
When you lay on your back what you are doing is sleeping in the best position to keep you from teeth clenching. When you sleep on your stomach or sides of your body then your tendency to do some teeth grinding activities increases during your sleep at night or in the day time.
2. TAKE CALCIUM AND MAGNESIUM SUPPLEMENTS
If you have the medication that you use make sure you use them, especially in the night before going to bed. It might that your dentist did not prescribe any medication for you. In this latter case you can go for some magnesium and calcium supplements. These are two minerals that you should add to your daily diet because they can help prevent instances of teeth grinding.
3. TAKE HOT HERBAL TEA OR WARM MILK BEFORE GOING TO SLEEP
When you have to drink anything before going to bed at night ensure that it is either a hot tea or warm milk. Do not drink alcohol as doing so will make you grind your teeth while sleeping.
4. EAT SOME FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
The right word to use here is to 'munch' these fruits. The fruits here can be apples, carrot or cauliflower as an example of the vegetable. Doing this before sleeping tend to calm the mouth a little. A calm mouth results in reduced occurrence of teeth grinding.
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