I Think You May Have Bruxism
I Think You May Have Bruxism
Bruxism is a condition in which you grind or clench your teeth, and it can occur when you are awake or when you are sleeping. Regardless of whether you clench your teeth during waking hours or while you are asleep, the act of grinding (sliding your teeth back and forth over each other) or clenching (holding your top and bottom teeth together tightly) your teeth is an unconscious one.
Of course, sleep related bruxism is much harder for people to deal with because they have no way of being aware of what they are …