There is no treatment for complete eradication of teeth grinding. Teeth grinding may be related to mental factors, dental occlusion, local irritation, etc. It can be treated by psychological and behavioral therapy, correction of occlusal function, and medication.
1. Mental factors: teeth grinding caused by long-term mental anxiety, tension and other emotions, you need to adjust the bad mood, relax your mood, such as listening to music, doing sports, eating food, soaking in a hot bath, etc., if necessary, you can turn to a professional psychiatrist for psychological treatment.
2. Dental occlusion: abnormal dental occlusion function due to malocclusion, inappropriate dentures, etc., causing symptoms of teeth grinding, you can first use muscle relaxants to relax the muscles, with the wearing of occlusal plates, occlusal intervention, to improve the symptoms of teeth grinding.
3. Local stimulation: teeth grinding caused by periodontitis, intestinal roundworms and other local stimulation, need to target the cause of the treatment, such as periodontitis can be used to metronidazole, amoxicillin and other anti-infective treatment; such as intestinal roundworms lead to teeth grinding, can be used to mebendazole and other anthelmintic drugs. The use of medication should be guided by a professional doctor.
Teeth grinding specific treatment, need to deal with the cause of the disease, it is recommended that teeth grinding can go to the regular hospital, the use of drugs need to follow the doctor’s instructions.