The impact of teeth grinding in 3-year-old children

We all know that any disease will cause some bad harm to our body if it is not treated in time. For children, this situation will be more serious. Because children are still growing and developing, it is easy to cause some irreversible consequences. Parents must pay attention to it. Next, we will introduce to you in detail the impact of bruxism in 3-year-old children.

Generally, children have two types of sleep: deep sleep and light sleep. When they are young, they spend relatively more time in light sleep. For example, a newborn baby has a sleep cycle of about 45 minutes, half of the time is in light sleep and the other half is in deep sleep. When the child is in light sleep, he may show some symptoms, such as smiling, pouting, making faces, breathing unevenly, moving his arms and legs, and sometimes humming. This is a normal phenomenon.

1. Long-term teeth grinding affects sleep.

2. Teeth grinding causes excessive fatigue on the face, and can cause soreness in the mandibular joint and local muscles when eating or talking. The mandibular joint will also make a sound when opening the mouth, which will cause mental burden on children and affect their quality of life.

3. Grinding teeth can also damage the teeth themselves. Because the tooth enamel is damaged, the teeth themselves become sensitive and toothache occurs when exposed to cold, hot, sour or spicy food.

4. When grinding teeth, the chewing will cause continuous contraction. Over time, the chewing muscles will become thicker and the lower end will become larger, which will change the child's facial shape and affect beauty.

The above content is an introduction to the impact of teeth grinding on 3-year-old children. Three-year-old children are at the age of being lively and active, so you can also control the intensity of their activities during the day to avoid teeth grinding problems caused by energy overdraft. Of course, if the number of times is very small, don’t worry, this is a normal psychological phenomenon.