Why do children clench their teeth at night?

Many children have the habit of being hyperactive, especially before going to bed at night. They are always disobedient and sometimes make their parents so anxious that they slap them in the face. Although this is the case, it is found that many children are restless when sleeping at night. In particular, sometimes children will clench their teeth at night, and it seems that their teeth are grinding, which makes their families very worried. So why do children clench their teeth at night?

Many children like to sleep on their stomachs, and these bad sleeping positions are also one of the causes of nocturnal teeth grinding. Many children have roundworms in their intestines. The toxins they secrete can easily stimulate the intestines and affect the brain nerves, causing children to grind their teeth at night.

Some children suffer from oral diseases, such as poor tooth growth and development or improper use of teeth, which leads to uneven occlusal surfaces between the upper and lower teeth and causes bruxism at night.

Psychological tension, fear, anger, hostility, resistance and other tense emotions are all causes of nocturnal teeth grinding. When these emotions are difficult to vent under normal circumstances, they will be expressed subconsciously through teeth grinding and other methods.

Many children are malnourished, and some babies also suffer from childhood nutritional deficiencies, allergies or endocrine disorders, which are also causes of nocturnal teeth grinding. I believe everyone knows what causes children to grind their teeth at night. If your child also grinds his teeth at night, you'd better find out the reason for the teeth grinding first. If the teeth grinding is caused by roundworms, you should take roundworm medicine to eliminate the teeth grinding. If the teeth grinding is caused by nutritional deficiencies in children, you should adjust the diet and supplement nutrition in time. If you are deficient in calcium, you can take some Qianlin Vitamin D Calcium Soft Capsules to supplement calcium in time. If you are deficient in vitamins, you can eat more foods containing vitamins. In short, only by treating the symptoms can the problem of nighttime teeth grinding be eliminated.

Therefore, sometimes children are always making a fuss before going to bed at night. Parents should not always think that the children are making trouble and being disobedient, especially when they make a lot of small movements after going to bed. This may be due to malnutrition or calcium deficiency of the child. Why do children clench their teeth when sleeping at night? This may be a case of malnutrition in children, so parents should pay more attention to their children's health.