Teeth grinding

[Lilly24]

Hii again, seems like one thing after another for me lately *sighhh*.

On top of all the stress and anxiety lately I've been grinding my teeth in my sleep. Through lockdown half of one of my back teeth actually came out because of it. I'm still waiting to be seen by a dentist because there is now a waiting list!

However now I've woke this morning to find one of my top back teeth are now wobbly 😭 all I want to do is cry so much I have no control over it while I sleep and I do wear night guards but it's still affecting me

[VDC1]

I do the same thing. If I don’t wear the night guard I the next day it feels like someone punched me in the head. But if I wear it I’m

Okay..

[Lilly24 in reply to VDC1]

I've been wearing one but still feeling like ive been punched lol now have a wobbly tooth I hope to god I dont end up with no teeth

[Hidden]

I have always been a teeth grinder but as of recently my jaw starts hurting once I wake up so I definitely am grinding them because of stress. My dentist told me to wear a mouth guard for the night time. I wear a retainer though because I used to have braces. My teeth are wobbly also and they have been for a bit of time. Nothing wrong with them though. Have you had braces? I know after getting them off they can make ur teeth feel wobbly. It always seems one thing after another for us both LOL!

[Lilly24 in reply to Hidden]

You honestly couldnt bloody wrote our lives at the moment Haha. No I've never had braces but I've been a grinder for a long time now but definitely have flare ups of worse days and its definitely something to do with stress I'm already missing a bottom back tooth and the one next to it cracked and half of it came out so probably needs pulling I'm thinking how on earth am I going to eat lollll I'm gonna end up with dentures wayyy before my time

[Hidden in reply to Lilly24]

I guess it’s good knowing we aren’t alone in the way we have been feeling. I hate going to the dentist honestly because last time I got a cleaning and filling for a cavity they had me laying down and had so much stuff in my mouth and squirting water in my mouth and I ended up choking on it which led me to get up really fast and tools went out of my mouth! I was not expecting it but it scared the heck out of me so now I never want to go back.

I’m sure i’ll end up with dentures too 😂🙈

[Lilly24 in reply to Hidden]

Omg that sounds horrific!

Im terrified of the dentist also I just hate the feeling of being trapped unable to move and needles in my mouth etc make me freak out. I wish I could magic myself a new set of teeth lol

[Hidden in reply to Lilly24]

It was scary! I’ve always had a fear of choking too and of course it happened. I agree I hate the feeling of being trapped! Even during other things like flying in a plane and even being stuck in traffic! I feel like there’s no way out.

[Lilly24 in reply to Hidden]

That is totally me too.

Only flown once and it was horrible panicked the whole way there and back. I cant be gonna motorway for the same reason as you cant just pull over it really does rule my life

[Hidden in reply to Lilly24]

It’s such a struggle. I don’t even have my license and i’m in my early 20’s. I hate how people always ask me “When are you getting your license?” I just am scared of getting into an accident. I know this isn’t a good way to live though in so much fear.

[Hidden]

Ouch!! I so get that pain. I have a feeling I will be saying that ALOT here lol

I hate HATE waking up in pain from grinding teeth. My jaw hurts just thinking of it. I didn't loose a tooth but two back teeth are actually not aligned now! I was told many years ago to get a night guard. I didn't so I suffered more for it. I did find some essential oils that after some time and giving it a chance to actually work I have less issues at night. but when I have had a Trauma trigger or a really bad day/week/month it will return but not as bad as it was for many years. I thought I was going to loose all my teeth at one point cause id wake up in screaming pain.

[Walneywanderer1979]

Ask your doctor for diazipam that should help

[Alliekat33]

I can relate I have TMJ and i grind my teeth due to anxiety

[Enaid21]

I went through teeth grinding off and in for many years and by the time I realized it was grinding a few teeth were damaged causing premature restoration procedures and night guards didn't help. I finally discovered a preventive method. When in bed just before sleeping slightly bend a finger, lightly rest it in between your teeth. This trains your muscles not to clamp down. Within a few days you should notice improvement. If grinding returns go back to this method until it stops. Sounds odd but it works!