Grinding teeth in sleep?

GoldCobra · 26-06-2010 8:43pm #1

I think I grind my teeth or tongue the roof of my mouth in my sleep.
every morning i wake up with a lot of dry blood in my mouth.

Anyone do this?
Should i sleep with a mouthguard thing...

sxt · 26-06-2010 8:51pm

Yes you should, boots sell or used to sell dental mouthguards for around 30euro

pitkan · 26-06-2010 9:47pm

GoldCobra wrote: »

I think I grind my teeth or tongue the roof of my mouth in my sleep.
every morning i wake up with a lot of dry blood in my mouth.

Anyone do this?
Should i sleep with a mouthguard thing...

Or ,you could put them in a jar on your bedside locker.

GoldCobra · 26-06-2010 9:51pm

that might be painful.

Edgedinblue · 01-07-2010 8:39pm

you should head to see your dentist, i have awful problems with clenching and grinding my jawbone which then results grinding my teeth together. i went to my dentist around 4 years ago about this and got a mouthguard moulded to the shape of my top teeth to help it sit right. and when i do wear it it does help stop the grinding and defo stops all the damage. i can see where ive worn it down over the years, but id defo recommend even having a chat with your dentist.

me_right_one · 01-07-2010 8:58pm

Anyone know why people do this? My GF grinds her teeth so hard it sounds like she's chewing stones! Quite alarming when you hear it.

GoldCobra · 01-07-2010 9:09pm

I'm waiting to see the dentist, in the meantime i got a gumshield from a sports shop hah.

Apparently the number one reason people do this is stress, followed by missing teeth or not have lined up teeth.

Asphyxia · 11-07-2010 10:08am

Huh! My boyfriend has started doing this it's terrible especially when we are cuddling and he is really close to my ear it annoys me so much. I stick my head under the pillow some nights because I just can't sleep because of it. Ofcourse he finds it so funny ugh boys!