The reason why a 2-year-old baby grinds his teeth at night

The baby's body is very fragile, and may have some abnormal phenomena due to many external reasons. Especially when it comes to teeth grinding, many parents choose to let it go. In fact, there are many reasons for teeth grinding. Most of them are caused by children's own physical diseases, so they need to be treated as soon as possible. Next, we will introduce in detail the reasons why 2-year-old babies grind their teeth when they sleep at night.

1. Intestinal parasitic diseases

The toxins produced by roundworms can stimulate the intestines, speed up intestinal peristalsis, cause indigestion, pain around the umbilicus, and disturbed sleep; if the toxins stimulate the nerves, causing nerve excitement, it can lead to teeth grinding. Pinworms also secrete toxins and cause anal itching, affecting children's sleep and causing teeth grinding sounds. Most parents believe that the culprit of teeth grinding is parasites, but in recent years, due to improved hygiene habits and conditions, teeth grinding caused by parasites has taken a back seat.

2. Digestive dysfunction

If children eat too much at night, a lot of food will accumulate in their intestines when they go to sleep. The gastrointestinal tract has to work overtime, and due to the heavy burden, it will cause involuntary teeth grinding while sleeping.

3. Unbalanced nutrition

Some children are picky eaters, especially those who don't like to eat vegetables, which leads to nutritional imbalance and deficiency of calcium, phosphorus, various vitamins and trace elements, causing involuntary contraction of the facial chewing muscles at night, and the teeth grind back and forth.

The above content is an introduction to the reasons why 2-year-old babies grind their teeth while sleeping at night. Parents need to pay attention to the situation of their babies grinding their teeth, and pay more attention to their daily activities and diet. Teeth grinding is not a serious problem, so don’t put too much burden on it, as this will be detrimental to the child’s treatment.