Gnashing of teeth during sleep, including the disruption in sleep, called sleep bruxism. The habit is an unconscious habit of perpetrators. Until now the cause of sleep bruxism is not known for certain. In other side, sleep bruxism can affect your health.
Maria Giraki, researchers from Germany, said the person who had a habit of gnashing of teeth during sleep are usually the people are under stress and seeking solutions to the problem. Conclusions are generated based on a study of 48 people who have sleep bruxism.
Gnashing of teeth can make the email to be thin, and damage to the back teeth due to pressure jaw movement during sleep is more powerful than during normal chewing.
In addition to the dental symptoms, patients also often complain of pain in the lower jaw upon awakening. There also are complaining about headaches or ear in the morning.
“The cause of the habit of gnashing of teeth is not known, but emotional factors thought to influence. We tried to investigate whether differences in stress and how to solve the problem affects the symptoms of bruxism,” said Giraki.
To measure the level of grinding teeth, the researchers placed a thin plate at the mouth of the respondents. There was no influence of age, gender, or education to practice gritted his teeth. It’s just that the majority of people with sleep bruxism are the people who suffered stress every day, especially in the work.
Researchers assume, people who like gritted his teeth are those who can not control the stress and frustration. “They seem to prefer a negative way to get out of stress,” said the researchers.
Until now there has been no effective therapy for treating sleep bruxism. However, in patients who are experiencing stress, your doctor may prescribe antidepressants. There are also patients who received hypnosis for anxiety and anger out that the habit of bullying can be lost teeth.
Try to reduce your stress factors are a best way to keep your health, is it right?
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