Teeth grinding can be caused by mental factors, neurological factors, local stimulation, dental factors, parasitic infections, etc. If it affects your life, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time.
1. Mental factors: such as nervousness, anxiety, emotional excitement before bedtime, may trigger the symptoms of teeth grinding.
2. Neurological factors: such as Parkinson’s, epilepsy and other central nervous system diseases, patients may also have the manifestation of teeth grinding, patients may also be accompanied by other sensory and motor abnormalities.
3. Local stimuli: such as chronic gingivitis, periodontitis and other periodontal diseases, patients may also have symptoms of teeth grinding, patients may also be accompanied by gingival congestion, swelling, pain, loose teeth, oral odor and other discomforts.
4. Dental factors: Bite disorder, bite incoordination is also one of the main factors of teeth grinding.
5. Parasitic infections: Mostly seen in intestinal parasitic infections, commonly roundworms and pinworms, which can release toxins to stimulate the intestinal wall, and then stimulate the cerebral cortex through the action of the nervous system to make the chewing muscles spasm and lead to teeth grinding.
Patients with symptoms of teeth grinding, the impact on life, should promptly seek medical attention, under the guidance of the doctor to identify the cause of the disease and carry out appropriate treatment.