No sound effect makes people squirm quite like grinding teeth. Zak Hilditch, who wrote and directed the new zombie feature ...
Bruxism, the formal name for teeth grinding, can lead to ringing in the ears and tooth fractures. Here's how to find relief.
If you're dealing with jaw, tooth, ear or head pain, especially in the morning, you may have sleep bruxism, which means you're grinding or clenching your teeth when you sleep. If you have a mild case, ...
If you grind your teeth, either in your sleep or while awake, you’re more likely to get headaches. Treating the underlying cause should reduce your symptoms. Teeth grinding (bruxism) is quite common, ...
Sarah Stovall, a junior at Albion College and a Grosse Pointe native, knows all about stress, from juggling college, exams and her job. She carries that stress in her teeth. Stovall is one of a ...
One morning around week six of the COVID-19 lockdown, I woke up to discover I’d gnashed a molar-sized crack down the back of my night guard, the device I wear to protect my teeth from the grinding I ...
Up to a third of adults grind their teeth in the daytime and more than 10% do it unknowingly while they sleep, studies show. Stress is the leading cause of teeth grinding, according to Dr. Daniel ...
When Houston resident Olu Longe first woke up with a stiff jaw, he assumed it would go away. But the pain only grew. Although Longe was worried about going to the dentist during the pandemic, his jaw ...
Risk factors for bruxism include anxiety, stress and alcohol use. With the pandemic causing uncertainty, isolation and disruptions in routine, research has continued to show increases in far-reaching ...
New data from the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute indicates that there has been an rise in stress-related dental conditions, like tooth grinding and cracking, during the ...