What Causes Teeth Clenching at Night?

Some children fall asleep at night, the mandible is still moving, and the teeth of the upper and lower jaws rub against each other, producing a harsh sound. This is often referred to as nocturnal molars. Molars are more common in children 4 to 6 years old. According to research, it is related to the unstable neurological function of the brain, and this kind of neural instability has a certain familial nature and is related to heredity. Because of the instability of the nerve, it is susceptible to various types of stimuli and molars. Have other sleep disorders.

Pediatric Molar

Some children fall asleep at night, the mandible is still moving, and the teeth of the upper and lower jaws rub against each other, producing a harsh sound. This is often referred to as nocturnal molars. Molars are more common in children 4 to 6 years old. According to research, it is related to the unstable neurological function of the brain, and this kind of neural instability has a certain familial nature and is related to heredity. Because of the instability of the nerve, it is susceptible to various types of stimuli and molars. Have other sleep disorders.

Chinese name

Pediatric Molar

Time of occurrence

Children fall asleep at night

cause

Indigestion, overeating at dinner

Happening object

Toddler

1. Digestive tract dysfunction: such as indigestion, overeating at dinner, and eating too much before bedtime can cause nighttime molars; intestinal parasites, especially roundworm infections, can also cause molars, but the intestine cannot be diagnosed solely by molars parasitic disease.

2. Nerve overexcitation: Some children play too much during the day, are too excited or tired, or the kindergarten and parents are under too much pressure on their children, the parents are rude, they are overexcited before going to bed, or they watch nervous movies. After children fall asleep, the cerebral cortex is still in an excited state, leading to bruising; children with rickets have low blood calcium and can also have molars. Such children often have certain effects when treated with vitamin D and calcium.

3 Oral disorders:

1. Intestinal parasitic diseases, especially intestinal ascariasis, are quite common in children;

2. Gastrointestinal diseases, oral diseases;

3. Give children foods that are not easily digested before going to bed, so that they may stimulate the corresponding parts of the brain after the baby sleeps and cause them through the nerves.

For night molars, prevention and treatment can be targeted. If there is ascariasis or pinworm disease, it should be expelled in time. The diet should be adjusted reasonably, with coarse and fine grains and vegetarian dishes to prevent malnutrition of children, but also educate children not to be partial or picky eaters, do not overeat at dinner, so as not to cause gastrointestinal upset. Children with rickets should be treated with vitamin D and calcium, and at the same time let the child sunbathe. Parents should create a comfortable, harmonious and joyful family environment for their children, eliminate all kinds of bad psychological factors, and cooperate with psychological treatment. If you have a bad tooth occlusion, ask your dentist for treatment. In addition, acupuncture also has some effects. You can also take sedative drugs before bedtime to reduce or eliminate the excitability of the nervous system and reduce or prevent the occurrence of nocturnal molars.