What to do if you grind your teeth in your sleep

Sleep grinding is recommended to wear bite pads to prevent excessive tooth abrasion triggering tooth sensitivity, go to the dentist in time for an oral examination, adjust the bite, and find out the problem in time. 1. Sleep grinding should go to stomatology for oral examination in time to check whether there is any dental disease and occlusion, and at the same time, make and wear bite pads to prevent excessive wear and tear, causing tooth sensitivity or pulp exposure. 2. First of all, check whether there are caries, pulpitis, periodontitis and other oral diseases in the mouth, such as the discovery of the above problems timely and symptomatic treatment. Dental caries, pulpitis, periodontitis and other diseases in the mouth will cause dental discomfort, which will also lead to teeth grinding, at this time for dental caries filling, endodontic treatment for pulpitis, periodontitis for periodontal scaling, after the solution of the dental disease, teeth grinding symptoms will also be relieved. 3. Secondly, check whether there is any problem with the occlusal contact in the oral cavity. Night grinding can lead to early contact on the occlusal surface, and early contact points should be eliminated. At the same time, occlusal pads should be worn to prevent aggravation of occlusal wear. Night grinding can also be caused when there are unbalanced contact points of the teeth in the mouth, and an occlusal examination is needed to eliminate early contact bite points and symptoms will be reduced. When the above dental treatments are performed, occlusal pads should be worn at the same time to prevent abrasion of the enamel leading to dentin hypersensitivity and to protect the teeth.