What to do if your one and a half year old baby grinds his teeth while sleeping

Some children often make their teeth chatter after going to bed at night. This condition is clinically called bruxism, which causes the patient to involuntarily grind his teeth while sleeping at night. This condition occurs in babies because there are parasites in their stomachs, or they are too excited due to exercise during the day, especially after being too tired. So, what should I do if my one and a half year old baby grinds his teeth while sleeping?

First, what should I do if my one and a half year old baby grinds his teeth while sleeping? Intestinal parasites and roundworms in the stomach make the child sleep uneasily and cause teeth grinding. Coping strategy: Deworm your child. Develop good hygiene habits in daily life. Eating too much at dinner or having a snack before going to bed can cause teeth grinding. Coping strategy: Don’t let your child eat too much before going to bed. Let your child stay for a while after eating before letting him go to bed. Children with rickets who are deficient in vitamin D often experience excessive sweating, night terrors, irritability and nighttime teeth grinding. Coping strategies: Under the guidance of a doctor, give your child vitamin D and calcium tablets, and get more sun exposure.

Second, mental factors. Nighttime bruxism can occur when the nervous system is overexcited and under a lot of stress. Coping strategy: Don’t let your children watch overly stimulating TV before going to bed. Communicate frequently with teachers and children. If the child has any emotional issues, help him resolve them in a timely manner and relieve his psychological pressure. Nocturnal bruxism can also be caused by uneven teeth alignment, excessive force on the chewing muscles, long-term chewing with one side of the teeth, poor tooth occlusion, and temporomandibular joint dysfunction.

What should I do if my one and a half year old baby grinds his teeth when sleeping? Coping strategy: Take your child to see a dentist regularly and do tooth correction and treatment according to the doctor's advice. The above introduces in detail the reasons and coping strategies for children grinding their teeth while sleeping. I hope it will be helpful to everyone. Children grind their teeth mostly because they have a physical illness, so parents must take their babies to see a doctor for treatment in time. Although bruxism is not a very serious matter, we should pay more attention to the cause of bruxism. If the child has intestinal parasites, deworming is necessary as soon as possible; if the child has rickets, appropriate amounts of calcium and vitamin D preparations should be supplemented; provide the child with a comfortable and harmonious family environment, let the child watch less TV at night, and avoid excessive excitement; the diet should be a combination of meat and vegetables, and the bad habit of picky eating should be changed; dinner should be light and not excessive; ask a dentist to carefully check for malocclusion. If so, the high points of the teeth need to be ground down, and a dental pad should be prepared, which will reduce teeth grinding when worn at night.