How to Stop Grinding Your Teeth Because of Stress and Anxiety
It’s not exactly clear how many Americans grind and clench their teeth. Some estimates suggest about 10% regularly grind ― which involves moving your top and bottom teeth from side to side ― 20% regularly clench their teeth together and up to 70% say they’ve done one (or both) at some point in their lives.
But whatever the estimates, dentists say they’re seeing a lot more of both during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I’m hearing patients tell me, ‘I can’t stop clenching and grinding at night,’” Sherwin Arman, director of the Orofacial Pain Program at the UCLA School of Dentistry, told HuffPost. They are also frequently mentioning the recession and the election, he added...
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But whatever the estimates, dentists say they’re seeing a lot more of both during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I’m hearing patients tell me, ‘I can’t stop clenching and grinding at night,’” Sherwin Arman, director of the Orofacial Pain Program at the UCLA School of Dentistry, told HuffPost. They are also frequently mentioning the recession and the election, he added...
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