Bruxism (Teeth Grinding or Clenching)

• Overview:

  When you look in on your sleeping child, you want to hear the sounds of sweet dreams: easy breathing and perhaps an occasional sigh.

• But some parents hear the harsher sounds of gnashing and grinding teeth, called bruxism, which is common in kids.
• About Bruxism Bruxism is the medical term for the grinding of teeth or the clenching of jaws.
• Bruxism often occurs during deep sleep or while under stress.