Bruxism (grinding your teeth when you are awake or asleep) has several possible causes. Over time, grinding and clenching can damage your teeth and jaw, causing headaches or muscle pain in your neck ...

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If you're dealing with jaw, tooth, ear or head pain, especially in the morning, you may have sleep bruxism, which means you're grinding or clenching your teeth when you sleep. If you have a mild case, ...

One morning around week six of the COVID-19 lockdown, I woke up to discover I’d gnashed a molar-sized crack down the back of my night guard, the device I wear to protect my teeth from the grinding I ...

If you notice your teeth are looking a little worn down, or you’re waking up with jaw pain after what should’ve been a night of restful sleep, have you considered whether you’re grinding your teeth?

It’s easy to forget that we should floss every day — and that we should follow up with our dentist at least twice a year. However, it may become a lot easier to make these things a priority if you are ...

If you suffer from stress or anxiety, you may also suffer from jaw pain—the two often go hand in hand. The pain is caused by grinding your teeth or clenching your jaw during the day (and night), and ...

Odontoblasts, the cells that form a tooth's dentin, have a newly discovered function: Sensing cold, which can trigger pain in teeth; but scientists have also found a way to block the pathway to ...

No, your heartbeat hasn't reached your teeth — that throbbing sensation could be a sign of an infection. "Throbbing teeth may be caused by an infection in a tooth or the gums around the teeth.

Researchers figured out how a jolt of discomfort gets from the damaged outside of your tooth to the nerves inside it. By Veronique Greenwood There’s nothing quite like the peculiar, bone-jarring ...

If you wake up with a sore jaw or headache, you may have sleep bruxism. Here are some natural ways to stop it. Taylor Freitas is a freelance writer and has contributed to publications including LA ...