What to do if your child grinds his teeth

When children are teething, they are prone to teeth grinding. In fact, this is a common symptom, but the appearance of teeth grinding is actually a manifestation of occlusal disorder, so parents cannot ignore this symptom. If a child has this phenomenon, you must pay attention to find out the cause of the child's teeth grinding, treat it in time, and avoid the occurrence of diseases. But what should children do if they grind their teeth?

For bruxism at night, prevention and treatment can be carried out according to the cause. If you have roundworms or pinworms, you should deworm them in time. The diet should be adjusted reasonably, with a combination of coarse and fine grains, meat and vegetables to prevent malnutrition in children. Children should also be taught not to be partial or picky eaters, and not to eat too much at dinner to avoid gastrointestinal discomfort. Children with rickets should be treated with vitamin D and calcium supplements, and allowed to get adequate sunbathing. Parents should create a comfortable, harmonious and happy family environment for their children, eliminate various negative psychological factors, and cooperate with psychological treatment. If you have malocclusion, please ask a dentist to treat it. In addition, acupuncture treatment also has a certain effect. You can also take sedatives before going to bed to reduce or eliminate the excitability of the nervous system and reduce or prevent the occurrence of nocturnal bruxism.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that nighttime teeth grinding is mostly related to "stomach heat", so using 30g of reed root and 1.5g of coptis chinensis and drinking it as a decoction has a certain therapeutic effect. If you have trouble sleeping at night, add 10g of Polygonum multiflorum. If you have indigestion, add 10g of stir-fried barley sprouts. Take one dose daily.

It is definitely not normal for children to grind their teeth, so parents must take timely treatment measures. There are many reasons for children to grind their teeth. We must pay attention to finding out the reasons for children's teeth grinding and prescribing the right medicine to prevent the occurrence of latent diseases, which is more beneficial to the healthy growth of children.