Why do children grind their teeth when they sleep at night?

I wonder if mothers have noticed that babies have a problem when sleeping, that is grinding their teeth, especially in the middle of the night when it is quiet. The baby is fast asleep and still grinding his teeth. Why do children grind their teeth while sleeping in the middle of the night? Faced with this phenomenon, the mother is puzzled. Why do babies grind their teeth when sleeping? Is it because the baby is sick or is there something else going on? At this time, the mother began to have wild thoughts.

Reasons why children grind their teeth at night:

The first is that the child has parasites in his body. Parasites secrete some harmful substances that affect the autonomic nervous system. During the day, we are more conscious and can control our behavior, but after falling asleep, we will grind our teeth unconsciously. This situation will no longer occur after the insects are eliminated.

The second reason is that the child is nervous and has excessive liver fire, which is what Chinese medicine calls "internal liver wind." The main cause of excessive liver fire is our improper daily diet and eating too much fried, spicy and refined food, which causes heat and toxins to accumulate in the body. Teeth grinding is a symptom that shows that the body has lost balance. If this continues, you will suffer from restless sleep, mental agitation, and even insomnia. The treatment method is to clear away heat and reduce fire.

As for the second reason, some people attribute it to psychological factors:

Many scholars have found in their research that children grinding their teeth while sleeping at night is an oral disease, but it is not an important cause of bruxism, and psychological factors often occupy the primary position. They believe that people grind their teeth in dreams or during sleep when they are trying to escape subconscious psychological pressure. Many scholars have observed that bruxism is a manifestation of psychological frustration and is evidence that patients must see a psychologist.

Psychologists believe that bruxism is a phenomenon caused by the refusal to express anger and hatred, or the inability to express sexual desire. From a psychological perspective, teeth grinding represents a psychological condition, which is particularly prominent when one is angry, anxious, resentful, pessimistic, or abused. The psychological state expressed in the subconscious of these people is one of frustration and dissatisfaction. The results of investigations and analyses by many scholars also show that people who bruxize their teeth are more pessimistic than those who do not. Some people also believe that teeth grinding in adults is a sign of mental fatigue, and that attention should be paid to rest and adjusting the child's mentality. However, bruxism in adults is not taken seriously. The reason is related to people's misunderstanding of adult bruxism.

Mothers should not have any wild thoughts or give their children any medicines. It is very dangerous to give children medicines without knowing the child's condition. If the mother wants to know the reason, she can consult a doctor. So what is the matter with children grinding their teeth while sleeping in the middle of the night? In fact, grinding of teeth while sleeping is not a major disease. It is very likely that the child is calcium deficient, which requires the mother to let the child eat more calcium-containing foods in the daily diet.