Grinding teeth while sleeping

@hestylim (1210)
Indonesia
October 29, 2012 2:34pm CST
Anyone of Mylotters experience this kind of thing? Hmm, some of my family experience this kind of thing and it is so uncomfortable for me.. It is because I sleep late at night and I should hear them grinding their teeth! Do you know what causes grinding teeth? Because I read that grinding teeth is caused by stress on day time..
3 responses
@Raine38 (12257)
• United States
30 Oct 12
I used to do this. Then me and my husband went to a dentist and he said this isn't really a rare occurrence for people who experience a lot of stress. So what he did is he fashioned me a mouth guard and advised me to wear it all the time so I wouldn't grind and mess up my teeth. It will also prevent me from straining my jaw. After a year of faithfully wearing it every night, I tried to go to bed without one and my husband said I don't grind my teeth anymore.
@hestylim (1210)
• Indonesia
30 Oct 12
Wow! That's good to hear.. :) I heard folks said that if we heard people grinding teeth while sleep, we should slap them with sandals! hehe.. I don't know if that will work, I just think that it is crazy.
@Raine38 (12257)
• United States
31 Oct 12
Oh my, really? I sure am thankful nobody slapped me, or else... It's not a good way to wake up to haha!
@Shavkat (137221)
• Philippines
30 Oct 12
As they said, stress can be one factor for grinding teeth. But some people claim it is having psychological factors. Good day!
@hestylim (1210)
• Indonesia
30 Oct 12
I read that it is because people having stress during their daytime.. My little sister sometimes grinds teeth too, perhaps, she has bad days at school when she grinds her teeth.. What psychological factor that u meant?
@Cutie18f (9551)
• Philippines
29 Oct 12
I was told I also grind my teeth when I sleep. I don't believe it of course and I have heard other people also do this. I wonder though what it means.
@hestylim (1210)
• Indonesia
30 Oct 12
I read that grinding teeth happened because you are stressful in the daytime. But some folks in my country said that it was a bad sign and when people do it, we should slap them with sandals to make them stop. I don't know if slapping people with sandals will cause the grinding stop.. I never tried it before.. But in my opinion, it must work with those folks, if not, they would not tell their children about that thing, right?