Guest guest Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 If you find out, let me know, I've been telling Kennedy to " stop hurting your teeth " for as long as I can remember. I've found with her, now that she's older, it's when she's really concentrating on something, kind of like the old bite your tongue thing. She's really good though - as soon as I remind her she says " oops! sorry teeth! " I think there's a sensory component involved for sure but something else too with Kennedy because I feel she's doing it without even realizing it based on her reaction when I remind her. And I remind her EVERY time I hear it. > > This is such a MINOR question compared to all the big issues we all deal > with, but thought someone might have advice: > > You know that sound of chalk on a chalkboard? Yikes! That is what I hear > all day from my lil' guy. He just got a new bunch of teeth in and he grinds > them constantly. His therapist thinks he needs more input in his > mouth...since he is primarily fed via Gtube. He is starting to enjoy eating > KIX and similar puffy cereals. But he hasn't mastered chewing yet (by > far!)...he tends to stuff them in his mouth and lets them dissolve. I am > thrilled about that but wondering what I can do about the teeth grinding. I > know it's not good for him AND honestly, the sounds drives me batty! > > Any ideas? > > Amy McKinley > Mom to MIGHTY MAX -- cHARGE, 19 months old (17 months corrected) > maxupdate.blogspot.com > > --------------------------------- > We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love > (and love to hate): Yahoo! TV's Guilty Pleasures list. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 Amy tim has ground his teeth forever, so much that his baby teeth had to be pulled out in front, because they were ground to the gums. he did fine, just the numb feeling bethered him--he even helped pull them out!!! he has a p/q they call it which is hard plastic to chew, but he hates it, also chews on fingers and clothes. it is sensory--he doe it less now, and when he had the binky he did very little, but that stopped at 3 yrs. he's now almost 12!! he did it in his sleep too. we tried things like pretzels, bagels, licorice, etc but he has always been an oral eater. brushing and joint compressions helped some too--part of the sensory diet. good luck mom to tim ChARGE 11 , keegan 9, liam 6 wife to pat teeth grinding This is such a MINOR question compared to all the big issues we all deal with, but thought someone might have advice: You know that sound of chalk on a chalkboard? Yikes! That is what I hear all day from my lil' guy. He just got a new bunch of teeth in and he grinds them constantly. His therapist thinks he needs more input in his mouth...since he is primarily fed via Gtube. He is starting to enjoy eating KIX and similar puffy cereals. But he hasn't mastered chewing yet (by far!)...he tends to stuff them in his mouth and lets them dissolve. I am thrilled about that but wondering what I can do about the teeth grinding. I know it's not good for him AND honestly, the sounds drives me batty! Any ideas? Amy McKinley Mom to MIGHTY MAX -- cHARGE, 19 months old (17 months corrected) maxupdate.blogspot.com --------------------------------- We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love (and love to hate): Yahoo! TV's Guilty Pleasures list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2008 Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 I also used to grind my teeth at night but I think it was low thyroid Lynda teeth grinding > along with all my other anxiety ridden behaviors one was teeth > grinding mainly at night to the point i had to wear a mouth guard. > this seemed to be at the height of feeling extremely stressed and > just > curious if this too could be added to the list of low cortisol? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2008 Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 How long did you have the clenching/grinding? I clenched and ground my teeth at night, and day too, for umpteen years. I have 7 or 8 root canaled teeth from abscesses caused by it. Finally I got treatment for TMJ over a decade ago, and used a night splint until about a year ago, when I switched to an NTI device. I still grind without it. Zinc, huh? I will try it. I've never taken as much as 50 mg, nor have I ever taken it very regularly. sol Jada wrote: > It can be added to the list as a zinc deficiency. I was able to stop > doing this by taking 50mg of zinc a day. I also had a night guard and > clenched and grinded too. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2008 Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 thanks jada...i just googled that and read some on it, as well as calcium deficiency with it an issue. how long did it take for you to notice you stopped or it getting better? > > It can be added to the list as a zinc deficiency. I was able to stop > > doing this by taking 50mg of zinc a day. I also had a night guard and > > clenched and grinded too. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 A few days. And now if I have gone too long in between taking my zinc..say a week or two..the grinding, clenching comes back. So for me it seems very related to zinc. It also stopped my son's habit of chewing and putting everything into his mouth. > > > It can be added to the list as a zinc deficiency. I was able to > stop > > > doing this by taking 50mg of zinc a day. I also had a night > guard and > > > clenched and grinded too. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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