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Does your wife or partner complain, every morning, about your teeth grinding or teeth clenching keeping her awake? The very fact that your wife complained about it keeping her awake made you aware about your habit. It is always the person sleeping at the side of you who will be able to tell you.
This habit of grinding and clenching the teeth is known as bruxism.

Here, people with irregular or infrequent bruxism do no get affected as much. It does not really show the damage done to the jaws and teeth. It is those who are habitual grinders who get affected. In severe cases it can also damage one’s jaw or hearing.

The question arises as to how would one know if he or she grinds or clenches their teeth? If detected how bruxism can be treated? It has been studied that some people make a noise when grinding their teeth thus making it detectable while some do not make a single sound making it hard to detect.
There are two ways one can know if they have bruxism, first is when your partner complains about it and second is when after a night’s sleep you get up with an ache in your jaws or a slight, persistent headache. Whatever the case, a checkup by the dentist is pertinent.


Consequences of teeth grinding or clenching:

There are many outcomes to teeth grinding two of which are mentioned above:

  • Severe toothache
  • Sensitive to biting food
  • Sensitive to hot or cold food
  • In advanced cases the teeth can break or result in fractures
  • Tooth loss

Precaution And Treatment

People visiting the dentist usually complain of severe toothache. To stop this toothache the very habit has to be put to an end. Otherwise there are other factors that could cause it and have to be contained:

  • Lower stress and relax daily
  • Reduce alcohol consumption and intake of caffeine
  • If grinding becomes a problem at night ask your dentist to recommend a nightguard
  • If your dentist says it is caused because of irregular bite, he would suggest teeth alignment.

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How Does Candy And Snacks Affect Our Teeth

by admin on July 15, 2009

Eating candy, toffee, snacks and munchies can cause teeth to decay because of the cultivated starches that get stuck between the teeth and in turn cause periodontal disease. This type of fast food that remain in the mouth for long intervals cause bacteria to grow which forms acidic and then decay the teeth and the gums.

How do we know when food can affect our teeth causing bacteria?

We would be able to make out when food is stuck between teeth when even after some a long time we can get the taste of that food or can feel it around. This is bad because it has already caused the bacteria to thrive.

What are the consequences of eating Fast Food in Children?

Children are the first to bear the brunt of fast foods especially if their life revolves around it. The outcomes, which not only affects teeth but also overall health in daily life are:

  • Food that gets stuck in between teeth causes tooth decay leading to endless pain.
  • Their school life gets affected with this pain disturbing their concentration and hindering their learning capacity.
  • Eating too much of this food, which lacks nutritive value, can result in obesity, diabetes (Type 2) and problems related to the heart.
  • All these factors can worsen over time causing acute tooth infection.
  • For growing children, fast food which lacks nutrition and does not have enough calcium causes harmful effects on new teeth coming in which could be unhealthy and lack strength.
  • Lack of nutrition and calcium can cause weak bones and ion deficiency could result in stunted brain development.

Healthy habits to follow

Our body requires the necessary amounts of calcium, ion and nutrients to grow. To achieve this development a healthy balance of food is required. Home cooked food is the healthiest for children and economical.

Eating good home cooked food does not require lots of money. In the first place it is healthy, nourishing, wholesome and cheap if cooked in large quantities for the whole family as compared to any outdoor eatery where the quality may be questioned and the quantity limited.

A diet full of fruits and vegetables is the ideal diet. The more colorful they are the more nutritious they can be. So, the right amount of healthy food and the minimum amount of processed foods or packaged foods, as they contain preservatives, should be consumed. Before buying any processed foods it is better to check the ingredients listed on the package. A list with more preservatives should be avoided.

Teaching a child when he or she is small is very important. What he learns to eat at this age will be carried on till he grows up. Therefore it is imperative to start healthy food early in life. A child has also to be made aware that processed foods have preservatives which are not good, they should be kept to the minimum and should not be eaten as a substitute to food.

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Dental Implant: The Best Remedy For Tooth Loss

July 15, 2009

Tooth loss, in most people, is associated to a number of factors. Some of these factors that cause tooth loss are tooth decay, gum disease or periodontal disease, injury and aging. Research done on a large group of adults, to study the increase in the number of people with one or more teeth missing revealed [...]

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What is periodontitis?

June 25, 2009

Periodontitis is a oral disease in which there is loss of bone in the jaw. This bone is essential in holding the teeth in place in the jaw. Periodontitis is one of the largest problems in dental hygiene in the U.S. it ranks second only to cavities. The American Academy of Periodontology have data that [...]

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Origins of dentistry

June 25, 2009

Dentistry is certainly not a new profession that has come in to being in recent times. History has evidence that skilled dentists existed as far back in time as 2500 years ago. This is proven by the fact that many a Native Americans improved the look of their teeth. Just like other forms of body [...]

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Dentistry and the latest trends in gene therapy and tissue engineering

June 25, 2009

Advancing technology gives rise to newer methods of healing. In the field of dentistry, the major development is taking place in methods of regenerating gum tissue. Gum tissue is vital in supporting teeth and holding them in place. The latest development by Scientists at the University of Michigan, for regenerating gum tissue is a technique [...]

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Bile Acids used for Dental Fillings

June 15, 2009

Technology today is truly advancing by leaps and bounds especially in the field of dentistry. Currently materials made from mercury or plastic are used to fill up cavities in teeth. These are raising concerns among people as they could prove to be toxic to the human body. In their ongoing research, Scientists in Canada and [...]

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5 Tips to save on Dental Costs

June 15, 2009

Dental treatment is known to be very expensive in the United States, in Europe and Australia. It is a necessary cost in order to maintain dental health and if only one could save money on dental treatment costs, it would make so much of a difference to one’s budget. It is said that saving money [...]

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Dental discount plans vs insurance plans: the better option

June 10, 2009

In recent years, an increasing trend towards the use of dental discount plans in place of insurance plans is starting to emerge. Many people can be seen to switch to dental discount plans simply due to its attractiveness as a cheaper option in the context of the rising insurance costs, and the misconception that dental [...]

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Does dental care prevent heart attacks?

June 10, 2009

How can teeth, a part of the body so relatively insignificant, that it can even be pulled out almost at will, have an effect on one of the most important and almost irreplaceable body parts – the heart? For decades, most scientists and reflexology practitioners have argued how each part of your body is connected [...]

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