Are there any good remedies for Bruxism?

I grind my teeth something awful throughout the day and when i sleep. I am wondering if there is any way to reduce this without using a mouth guard?

There is no way to stop bruxism. Unless, you can naturally stop yourself from doing it. If you continue doing it, you will develop a problem with your TMJ (tempomanibular joint) This joint controls the movement with you jaw. If you grind your teeth you could tire out the muscles in your condyle joint, and possible dislocation care occure. You can buy a universal mouthguard at any discount store if pharmace, but I recommend using a custom mouthguard made at your dental office, they are more comforatble and gentler to your gums.

Igorek, Dental Assistant

Yes, by putting a hot water bottle on your cheek, you can relax the muscles an massaging the cheeck on the inside and outside. Before you go to bed at night. This will give you some relief but will not take it away completely, the best would be to get that mouth guard

A hard plastic bruxing guard is your best bet; however, you might try these exercises and see if you have any results. Clench your teeth hard for ten seconds, repeat 10 times and do this 10 times a day. This will fatigue your muscles and reduce the bruxing tendency. It is also possible that your bite is out of alignment and needs to be adjusted by a dentist. Bruxing is usually caused by stress, habit, or a bad alignment of teeth.

hi,
I didn't want a mouthguard and my dentist recommended using hypnorelaxation. tave a look at www.supersleep.net.au for the information and details. I've found it a great help but you need to keep using it consitently for a few weeks. Ask your dentist about it if you're not sure about it - seems that it's distributed amongst them from what he told me.