Why do children clench their teeth at night?

Many children also like to clench their teeth when they sleep at night. Many people think that clenching teeth is only caused by adults' excessive psychological pressure, but children may also have similar symptoms. If children often clench their teeth, everyone will definitely be worried. Such symptoms will bring a lot of trouble and burden to the child's body. If children clench their teeth when they sleep at night, parents will also worry that the children will be bitten. So what is the matter with children clenching their teeth at night?

1. Intestinal parasitic diseases, especially intestinal ascariasis. Ascaris lumbricoides, commonly known as roundworms, is one of the most common parasites in the human body. Adult worms parasitize in the small intestine and can cause ascariasis. In addition, Toxocara canis is a common intestinal parasite in dogs, and its larvae can migrate in the human body, causing visceral larva migrans. , which is quite common in children;

2. Gastrointestinal diseases and oral diseases;

3. Feeding children with indigestible food before going to bed may stimulate the corresponding part of the brain after the baby falls asleep, causing the chewing muscles to continue to contract through the nerves;

4. Nervous system diseases, such as psychomotor epilepsy. Epilepsy is a disease caused by paroxysmal abnormal discharges of brain neurons due to various reasons, resulting in abnormal movements, sensations, consciousness, mental and autonomic nervous system functions.

5. Children are emotionally excited and overly tired during the day. Fatigue, also known as fatigue, is a subjective feeling of fatigue and discomfort. Fatigue is not a specific symptom. Many diseases can cause fatigue. It is rare that you feel more energetic after being ill. Different diseases cause different degrees of fatigue. Some diseases are more obvious and sometimes it can be the first symptom for seeking medical treatment. Or mental factors such as emotional tension.

6. Lack of vitamins and suffering from vitamin D deficiency rickets. Vitamin D deficiency rickets is a common disease in children, accounting for more than 95% of all rickets. Patients often experience sweating, night terrors, irritability and nocturnal grinding of teeth. Bruxism refers to the habit of grinding teeth during sleep or unconsciously during the day. It gradually worsens over time and is a long-term vicious cycle disease.

If your child clenches his teeth when sleeping at night, you should try this method to improve his teeth clenching habits. However, it is necessary to understand the reason why the child clenches his teeth so that the child's teeth clenching can be improved as soon as possible. When the child clenches his teeth, he must wear braces to prevent the child from biting or making noises.