Bruxism, or the night grinds your teeth is not a disease, but often delivers a lot of trouble. Read about the reasons for the Bruxism and the treatment of this phenomenon.
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According to various data, they suffer about 1-3% of people on Earth, adults and children, women and men, rich and poor, healthy and sick. Brooksism does not choose certain sacrifices and meets the same often among all segments of the population. The night brings the teeth with each person, but in people suffering from bruxism, it becomes a real problem, testifies to malfunctions in the body and brings considerable harm to health.
Clinical picture of bruxism
It is quite specific and characterized by an unconscious daytime or night brine, which lasts from a few seconds to a few minutes. Bruxism attacks occur more often during sleep, repeated several times per night, while tapping teeth is accompanied by the increase in pulse and breathing, an increase in blood pressure, that is, the reaction is typical for nervous excitement.
It is clear that the bruxism itself does not hear his «Night concerts», he sees and feels their consequences — Fantaneous teeth and language, painful peel on the mucous sheep, pain in the muscles and joints of the lower jaw, drown «under parake» teeth, caries, periodontitis.
Bruxism — Causes in stress
There are several versions of the occurrence of bruxism. The cause of the spastic reduction of the muscles of the lower jaw, causing tapping, some see the bad habit of gnawing various items, such as pencils or handles. As a result of the muscle day «remember» often repetitive movements, and at night during sleep continue to perform «The usual work».
Bruxism is often considered as a result of the development of the development and the acquired pathology of the dental system, for example, the incorrect bite, the presence of ultricular teeth, or on the contrary, the loss of dentition elements. TO «toothbrush» The people suffering from epilepsy, Parkinson and Genretton diseases.
The most common theory of the occurrence of Bruxism is the theory of chronic stress. Stressful situations are associated with an increase in cerebral activity, often accompanied by intense waiting, taking alcohol, nicotine, coffee abuse, toning drug intake. All this leads to the appearance of a zone of congestive excitement in the cerebral cortex and insomnia, characterized by a sensitive surface sleep, frequent wakes.
The theory of stress confirms that Bruxism is often accompanied by a sense of dissatisfaction with sleep, morning headache, day-friendly, drowsiness, pain in the muscles of neck, back and shoulder belt, ringing in the ears, dizziness, depression — All those «Charming», which usually cause chronic stress. So Bruxism testifies to the psychological discomfort of a person and warns about the threat of mental disorders.
How to defeat Bruxism? Treatment with relaxation
First of all, we note that confirm the diagnosis «bruxism» It is possible with the help of electromyography and a polysomology study, in which the spastic reduction of chewing muscles is recorded, leading to a sharp closure of jaws.
To get rid of bruxism, treatment should include elimination of the reasons that caused the appearance of an unpleasant phenomenon, as well as the elimination of the effects of the teeth grincling.
Stress — No!
At the forefront of broracter therapy should be an increase in stress resistance, mastering techniques for relaxation and lifting. Perhaps at this stage the best way out — To seek help to a psychotherapist, since the accumulated problems will sooner or later lead to the emergence of mental disorder and concomitant somatic diseases.
- Review your work schedule, do not allow overwork.
- Exclude coffee, strong tea and products that excite the nervous system.
- Never go to bed tired. Don't look at night «Horror», Take a relaxing bath, read the book, listen to music.
- Instead of glasses of wine it is better to accept soothing collection.
- Light the exercises for relaxation, do yoga.
- Learn to treat exactly what happens around you, and do not try «turn over the world».
True jaw!
Some experts recommend holding jaws during the day in open condition. Others advise before sleeping chewing muscles, gnawing seeds, nuts, chew dried fruits. Third believe that they will relax the muscles of the jaws will help warming compresses on the lower part of the face. However, it seems that these methods are minor in relation to the complete relaxation of the nervous system.
With bruxism — to the dentist!
Because the main trouble waiting for a patient with bruxism — abrasion of dental fabrics, a visit to the dentist is mandatory. Timely treatment of caries and periodontitis, elimination of defects of dental enamel, bite correction, prosthetics will help keep teeth, and in some cases will get rid of dental grinding.
To prevent teeth injuries in the treatment of bruxism, special protective kaps are used, externally resembling elineers made individually in accordance with the anatomical features of the dentition structure.
In severe cases of bruxism resort to Botox injections. The introduction of botulinum toxin into the chewing muscle relaxes part of its fibers and warns the occurrence of involuntary spasms. Injections get rid of bruxism only for the period up to 6 months, after this period they need to repeat.
