What are the causes and treatments for four-year-old children grinding their teeth while sleeping?

We often find children snoring after they fall asleep, and some children grind their teeth. Many parents think that their children have stomach worms and choose to treat them with deworming drugs. However, they find that the teeth grinding phenomenon does not disappear, but becomes more serious with age. When a four-year-old child grinds his teeth while sleeping, you should be more cautious. First, observe the symptoms of the child's teeth grinding, then observe the growth of the teeth, find the cause and conduct reasonable treatment. So what are the causes and treatments for four-year-old children grinding their teeth while sleeping?

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.

Types of Teeth Grinding

1. Teeth grinding type: Grinding of teeth often occurs after falling asleep at night, which is often called nocturnal bruxism. Patients grind or clench their teeth during sleep. Since the grinding of teeth is often accompanied by a "crunching" sound, it is also commonly called "grinding of teeth". Because it often occurs during sleep at night, it is also called "nocturnal bruxism". Patients themselves are often unaware of it and are often told by others because it affects others;

2. Clenching type: People often clench their teeth unconsciously when concentrating during the day, but there is no grinding of the upper and lower teeth;

3. Mixed type: Both nocturnal bruxism and daytime clenching of teeth.

Treatments for Teeth Grinding

There are many treatments for bruxism, and the main clinical purpose is to reduce the damage caused by bruxism to the occlusal surface of the teeth and alleviate the symptoms of muscles and joints. The principle is to block the cause of the disease and reduce the damage.

1. Psychological treatment: There are indeed psychological factors that cause excessive tension in the jaw muscles. Eliminate tension, relieve unnecessary worries, and arrange work reasonably. If necessary, take diazepam tablets orally, 1-2 times a day, one tablet each time. There is dependency.

2. Treatment to reduce brain excitement: resting and relaxing before going to bed, doing proper gymnastics, avoiding stimulating foods and smoking, and improving the sleeping environment are all helpful in reducing the brain's excitement. Mobilize the patient's self-awareness and self-control psychological effect to reduce the occurrence of bruxism. The effect is very small.

3. Muscle relaxation therapy: Excessive tension in the jaw muscles is one of the causes of bruxism. Relieving excessive muscle tension during treatment is a necessary means to control bruxism. Commonly used methods include: the use of muscle relaxants; physical therapy, training of the physiological functions of the masticatory muscles; massage; audio-visual cues and other methods. The effect is very small.

4. Treatment with awakening stimulation during sleep: Through biofeedback, the patient is awakened by electrical signals such as sound when bruxism occurs, thereby temporarily stopping bruxism. Some researchers have performed temporary afferent electrical stimulation on the lips, and the results showed that it was effective in controlling bruxism. However, this method interferes with the sleep of patients and their cohabitants and is not effective in the long term.

5. Occlusal adjustment treatment: By grinding a small amount of tooth tissue, removing occlusal interference and premature occlusal contact, and establishing an occlusal balance relationship, a physiological balance between the teeth, jaws, masticatory muscles, and temporomandibular joints can be achieved, and bruxism can be eliminated. For patients with malocclusion, orthodontics or restoration are performed first. Then take Muyating capsules to regulate the nerves and eliminate bruxism.

The reasons and treatments for a four-year-old child grinding his teeth while sleeping are explained in the article. Teeth grinding is a disease and also a bad habit. For most people, this phenomenon is related to the oral cavity. Patients can undergo various examinations, because teeth grinding is extremely harmful to the oral cavity, and the harm to the people around them will be magnified. The sound of teeth grinding in a quiet night is very scary, and it will also affect the rest of those around you. It is a disease that patients should pay attention to.