My 2 1/2 year old son is grinding his teeth in his sleep. Has anyone had experience with this and know how to stop it?
I know when mine were babies their ped said they would just outgrow it. That sound made my skin crawl! Good Luck.
I have been grinding my teeth since I was a kid (so they say) it was so bad that my husband had to sleep on the couch from time to time. It is usually when I have a lot of tension or stress and I have wore some of my enamel from my teeth.
I have not wore a mouth guard but I have tried to eliminate some of the stress and tension and I am also looking into getting a mouth guard.
You might try to eliminate some of the unwanted stress and tension that might causing this to your son and speak to a pedi dentist.
Good Luck!
H.,
My kids just went to the pediatric dentist the other day and she said the same thing my dentist said. Grinding teeth in children is nature's way of helping their baby teeth come out and their permanent teeth to come in. My six year old grinds his at night and sure enough he's about to start losing some of his baby teeth. Grinding in older children(teens) and adults is when it becomes a problem. It's definately due to stress for us.
Blessings,
E.
My son is much younger and grinds. His ped dentist said the grinding is likely allergies at this age. It's from sinus pressure. You might check for that too! My husband wears a mouthguard for it too though. It's clear and very small.
R.
I come from a family of teeth-grinders and we were all prescribed mouth guards..a device we wore when we slept that provided a barrier between the upper and lower teeth. Continuing to grind at night will ware away his enamel, not to mention cause tension and possible pain in his jaws. You might want to consult a pediatric dentist and see if they have any recommendations. Grinding, I believe is also a way we deal with stress...and even toddlers get stressed sometimes so maybe think to any recent events that could be causing it and work from there. Good luck!
My pediatric dentist told us some of the same things already listed here: grinding is a natural way to help the permanent teeth work their way out and sinus pressure. Since my daughter started getting her permanent teeth, it is rare that she grinds. She also has many allergies. So for us, this was accurate.
