Teeth grinding is clinically called bruxism, which can be categorized into nervous and non-nervous types, and is mainly related to psychological, mental, genetic factors, dental occlusion and other factors.
1.Psychological factors. Teeth grinding may be affected by psychological emotional tension, stress, depression, anxiety of bad mood can lead to teeth grinding.
2. Mental factors. Teeth grinding is also associated with nervous system dysfunction, epilepsy, Parkinson’s schizophrenia, neurological disorders may also appear teeth grinding.
3. Genetic factors. If there is a history of teeth grinding in the family, the offspring will increase the probability of the disease.
4. Dental occlusion factors. Malocclusion, such as elongation of the opposing teeth and misalignment of the teeth, may also trigger teeth grinding.
The occurrence of teeth grinding is multi-factorial, if teeth grinding occurs, you can go to the hospital to make jaw pads to wear, so as to avoid long-term damage to the teeth and joints.