What to do if your child grinds his teeth while sleeping?

If a child grinds his teeth while sleeping, parents should first find out the reason. If it is caused by parasites in the stomach, deworming should be carried out in time. If it is caused by lack of vitamin D in the body, the child should get more sun exposure and take appropriate vitamin D supplements.

1. If the baby has intestinal parasites, the mother should deworm the baby and develop good hygiene habits.

2. Don’t let your baby eat too much before going to bed. Let your baby stay for a while after eating before letting him go to bed.

3. If the baby lacks vitamin D, the mother should supplement the baby with vitamin D and calcium tablets under the guidance of a doctor. The baby should be exposed to more sunlight, and the nighttime teeth grinding will gradually decrease.

4. Don’t let your baby watch overly stimulating TV before going to bed. Communicate frequently with the teacher and baby. If the baby is unhappy about something, help him solve it in time and relieve his psychological pressure.

5. For babies with temporomandibular joint dysfunction, take them to see a dentist regularly and do dental correction and treatment according to the doctor's advice.

6. If you find that your baby has a bad sleeping position, help him adjust it in time. Don’t let your baby develop the habit of covering his head when sleeping.

Warm reminder: Teeth grinding is a bite disorder that destroys the coordination of the chewing organs. Therefore, the body increases the grinding of teeth to remove the bite disorder, resulting in involuntary teeth grinding. Teeth grinding can occur periodically or every night. Nocturnal bruxism is caused by abnormal excitement of some brain cells in the mandibular operation area of ​​the cerebral cortex of the central nervous system, which leads to dysfunction of the trigeminal nerve. The trigeminal nerve controls the masticatory muscles, which causes strong and continuous non-functional contraction and causes the teeth to make chewing movements with a rattling sound. It is generally divided into 3 types: grinding type, clenching type and mixed type.

During the period of tooth replacement between the ages of 6 and 13, children will experience bruxism in order to adapt to the grinding of the upper and lower teeth. Therefore, babies grinding their teeth while sleeping may also be related to tooth replacement. Mothers should pay attention to observe whether the baby's teeth grinding continues. However, if babies who have not yet reached the age of tooth replacement, or adolescents and adults who have passed the tooth replacement period often grind their teeth, it is a pathological condition.