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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)

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Amélie does this but mostly when shes ill or rocking herself off to sleep,

there is nothing that can be done

in my opinion, adults can wear bite guards but I have not heard of a charge

child wearing or tolerating one!

its awful isnt it the sound is unbearable

hugs Les x

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> 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

>

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> We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love

> (and love to hate): Yahoo! TV's Guilty Pleasures list.

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Amy,

Eva use to grind her teeth. I could grab her little cheeks and make

a fish face on her face and tell her no no. She did it for a few

months til she finally stopped. Does he have a feeding therapists?

You could ask her for some advice on that also.

Good luck,

Crystal

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> 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.

>

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Amy,

Have you tried a chewy tube? That works great for helping distract them from

grinding.

Jody - mom to Ethan (ChARGE) and

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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?

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ALso could be a sign of sleep apnea. i do that, because its so hard to keep

breathing, I have to strain at it. If I relax too much, more apnea.

Hensley <>< 8-)

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?

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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.

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> 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?

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Teeth grinding can be attributed to hypothyroidism.

Especially, if it is in the upper left of ones teeth.

Grinding also is indicative of stress>>>related to ones adrenals.

Michigan

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Do you have a link or reference for that? It is fascinating to me

personally, as my abcesses/root canals from grinding are all in the

upper left quadrant.

sol

perennialgardener2003 wrote:

> Teeth grinding can be attributed to hypothyroidism.

> Especially, if it is in the upper left of ones teeth.

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> Grinding also is indicative of stress>>>related to ones adrenals.

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