Bruxism News

This week, I will cover subjects that I get asked the most questions about. Q: How can I make flossing easier? A: Make floss more accessible.

When the economy swoons, America's jaws start to hurt. The stress of worry produces many behaviors, including difficulty sleeping, overeating, increased alcohol consumption, aggressive driving and irritability.

Bowen practitioner and pilates teacher, Katharine Forrer. KATHARINE Forrer of Katharine Forrer Bowen and Pilates in Monbulk offers gentle and safe treatment for all ages.

Data from the makers of the SleepGuard biofeedback headband, which helps free people from TMJ pain, shows a dramatic increase in sales resulting from increased stress.

Credit: Natural History Museum. The 45 mm skull of a very young Heterodontosaurus , an early dinosaur.

One of the smallest dinosaur skulls ever discovered belonged to a creature in the process of turning vegetarian, say scientists.

A rare juvenile skull of a 190 million-year-old dinosaur may help explain when an important group of plant eaters branched off from carnivorous cousins, U.S. and British researchers said on Thursday.

Does the sinking stock market cause you to clench your teeth? Do you wake up with a headache, sore teeth or a sore jaw? Millions of people clench and grind their teeth without realizing it, particularly while ...

Does the sinking stock market cause you to clench your teeth? Do you wake up with a headache, sore teeth or a sore jaw? Millions of people clench and grind their teeth without realizing it, particularly while ...

Grinding your teeth, a habit that's especially common among people with job stress or other worries, is more than a minor annoyance.

Q Our 6-month-old cocker spaniel recently started grinding his teeth loudly. At first, we thought this was related to teething, but his adult teeth are now in and he continues to grind.

Clenching involves a bearing down that can bring on painful headaches. Back-and-forth grinding is more common and can do long-term damage to teeth, gums and jaws.

Q: Our 6-month-old Cocker Spaniel recently started grinding his teeth loudly. At first, we thought this was related to teething, but his adult teeth are now in and he continues to grind.

TMJ or Temporo-mandibular joint disorders are conditions that present with jaw pain, masseter muscle pain and poor or improper jaw range of motion.

The following is an excerpt from "Mothers Need Time-Outs, Too" by Susan Callahan, Anne, Nolen and Katrin Schumann .

Wednesday, September 3, 2008 By Capt. Brent Milne 75th Dental Squadron Do you ever find yourself clenching or grinding your teeth? Do you wake up with a sore jaw, teeth, or with a headache? If so then you may ...

When my car tires show signs of wear and tear, my mechanic - ' the great Nick Falvo of Schenectady - ' tells me to slap on a new set of General Tires Hercules specials.

There is a relatively new area of dentistry that deals with the whole mouth in a more holistic approach.

Millions of people have them in their mouths, yet their widespread use in treating cavities is one of the more contentious issues in dentistry.

Posted by: asanka000 1 minute ago 1.0 Scale of 1 to 10 Read: 1 Propped: 1 Prop it Bruxism refers to an excessive clenching together of the bottom and upper jaw, accompanied by the grinding of the lower set of ...