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Bruxism
What is Bruxism?Teeth grinding is characterized by the repeated rubbing of the upper and lower teeth against one another, typically in a side to side motion. The harder the teeth are ground together, the worse the symptomology of the condition will typically be. Most patients are affected while they are unconscious and their teeth grinding is enacted by some subconscious mechanism. The worst cases might also occur while the patient is fully awake and can be generally brought on during times or acute anxiety, emotional stress or as a side effect of certain illicit drugs. Affected patients are also known by the name bruxers…Causes of BruxismIt is obvious that most cases of teeth grinding are caused by a psycho-emotional tension syndrome which generally makes itself known when the conscious mind is at rest. This can occur while sleep is taking place or when the consciousness is fully occupied by the present circumstances of life or some intensive thought. Many bruxers report grinding their teeth when they are focused on something and realizing that this is occurring once their focus is disturbed or distracted.Factors which have been associated with teeth grinding are many and varied. Some of the most common include: * Caffeine consumption Bruxism EffectsTeeth grinding causes little effect in most people, besides some minor dental degeneration and maybe an occasional headache. However, some poor souls really suffer greatly from extreme grinding. Some of the more severe effects of significant and recurrent grinding include:* Considerable dental damage, including the loss of teeth and gum disease Bruxism AdviceTeeth grinding is often treated as a physical defect or disorder, which might help explain the poor curative results of many therapies. Knowledge therapy is perhaps the best bet, since it goes to work addressing the underlying emotions responsible for the grinding, instead of simply acting as yet another symptomatic treatment.Most present treatments include dietary revision, mouth guards and night time mouth splints, botox injections, pharmaceutical therapies and psychological counseling. It is obvious that the medical answer to this common disorder is purely symptomatic and will rarely correct the condition. The best most medical treatment can hope to achieve is to minimize the effects of the grinding and preserve the teeth using orthotics. Knowledge therapy is unique in that most patients can give up the drugs and mouth guards after learning why they grind to begin with. This treatment gets to the heart of the subconscious, which is responsible for creating the grinding imperative. Once the emotional aspects of the condition have been resolved, the symptomatic expression is no longer necessary and will cease. If you have not enjoyed lasting relief from your teeth grinding, consider knowledge therapy as the next logical therapy modality to investigate.
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