Stopping Bruxism
There are always times in the day when you catch yourself grinding or clenching your teeth if you are trying to focus on something important or concentrating on something. Of course, if you are doing this in your sleep you won’t be able to catch yourself and stop.
The good news is that there are things you can do to help alleviate the pain that is caused from bruxism and help keep your teeth healthy as well. If you wake up in the morning with sore jaws, pain in your neck and shoulders, or a persistent headache, you more than likely have bruxism.
A lot of medical professionals think that a major aspect of bruxism is from stress. Everyday life can be filled with stressful situations and this stress gets released at night when you are sleeping. If you suffer from stress on a regular basis you can try a relaxation technique before you go to bed. The hope is that by relaxing your body and mind you will let go of the stress that will cause you to grind or clench your teeth while you are sleeping. This routine has worked for millions of people and is a good thing to try first.
While relaxation to relieve stress sounds pretty good, there are people that this technique doesn’t work for. Some people just can’t bring themselves into the needed mental focus to enable them to fully relax and let the stress leave the body.
For these people, there are mouth guards that you can wear while you are sleeping that will help protect your teeth. These mouth guards will put a protective layer between your teeth in order to ease any issues that grinding or clenching your teeth may cause.
If you want to get the best possible relief you should try both the relaxation techniques and a mouth guard. The mouth guard will keep your teeth from damage and the relaxation techniques will help ease the stress that your body might be feeling. Nothing can be better than relieving both pain and stress when you need it most; while you are sleeping. You just might end up having the best possible night’s sleep you could ever imagine being possible by using two techniques.
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