grinding teeth

• joyanz

  9 Apr 07, 10:11

  my bf has a bad habit of grinding his teeth when he sleeps. anyone here haf the same trouble? wad causes it ah?
• Pitot

  9 Apr 07, 10:13

  put ur slipper into his mouth.
• Ah Cek

  9 Apr 07, 10:15

  me too got the same problem.
  
  seen the dentist and he explained this could be due to stress.
  
  he recommended me a tooth cap to be cap onto the front 2 main teeth before go to bed. this will prevent the top and bottom teeth from grinding together.
  
  cost me $450!!!
  
  
• eviljustice

  9 Apr 07, 10:22

  just plug out all his teeth. no grinding liao.
• choco B

  9 Apr 07, 10:54

  Only cap 2 teeth? Hmm I thought had to be like mouth guard for the whole row of teeth
  
  Is it uncomfortable? Can get used to it? Effective?
  

  Originally posted by Ah Cek:

  me too got the same problem.
  
  seen the dentist and he explained this could be due to stress.
  
  he recommended me a tooth cap to be cap onto the front 2 main teeth before go to bed. this will prevent the top and bottom teeth from grinding together.
  
  cost me $450!!!

• Ah Cek

  9 Apr 07, 11:13

  Originally posted by choco B:

  Only cap 2 teeth? Hmm I thought had to be like mouth guard for the whole row of teeth
  
  Is it uncomfortable? Can get used to it? Effective?
  

  capping the 2 front main teeth is good enough to prevent the top and bottom row from touching each other.
  
  very effective. but when you remove the cap in the morning, you will experience some gum strain for a while, and back to normal after say 15mins.
  
  you will get season to it
• trendz

  9 Apr 07, 11:27

  he wants you to grind him so that he'll grind your hips instead of his teeth.
• choco B

  9 Apr 07, 11:47

  That's interesting to know. I guess capping as few teeth as possible makes it more comfortable.
  
  Now the problem of money! >.<
  

  Originally posted by Ah Cek:

  capping the 2 front main teeth is good enough to prevent the top and bottom row from touching each other.
  
  very effective. but when you remove the cap in the morning, you will experience some gum strain for a while, and back to normal after say 15mins.
  
  you will get season to it

• ifish

  9 Apr 07, 12:03

  Originally posted by choco B:

  That's interesting to know. I guess capping as few teeth as possible makes it more comfortable.
  
  Now the problem of money! >.<
  

  money make the world go round.. guess your world stop
  
• Ah Cek

  9 Apr 07, 12:06

  Originally posted by choco B:

  That's interesting to know. I guess capping as few teeth as possible makes it more comfortable.
  
  Now the problem of money! >.<
  

  if need to spend, hv to spend lor. if not, the 4 molar teeth gone then hum chim peng liao (almost $500 to crown one)
• TXian

  9 Apr 07, 16:00

  i have this problem too..so much that is it affecting the progress of my braces..haix...wear 3 years le, when can take out and be pretty pretty??
• seow

  9 Apr 07, 16:03

  Surprised no one suggested" stick your tongue into his mouth"
• mystee

  9 Apr 07, 16:07

  Originally posted by TXian:

  i have this problem too..so much that is it affecting the progress of my braces..haix...wear 3 years le, when can take out and be pretty pretty??

  hey... i have the same prob too... when the doctor tighten my braces.. i can feel the gap smaller.. but after one or 2 days.. the gap open up again..
  
  in the morning when i wake up.. can feel my gum/teeth very strained... must be my teeth grinding.. i guess..
• sneezy

  9 Apr 07, 16:47

  i got this problem also. Last time my mum will slap my mouth .. after married.. ermmm.. my hb always complaint. NOw my teeth like very jiat lat liao >.<
• choco B

  9 Apr 07, 16:49

  Wahaha crown, I still thought wear dentures can liao
  

  Originally posted by Ah Cek:

  if need to spend, hv to spend lor. if not, the 4 molar teeth gone then hum chim peng liao (almost $500 to crown one)

• TXian

  9 Apr 07, 20:45

  Originally posted by mystee:

  hey... i have the same prob too... when the doctor tighten my braces.. i can feel the gap smaller.. but after one or 2 days.. the gap open up again..
  
  in the morning when i wake up.. can feel my gum/teeth very strained... must be my teeth grinding.. i guess..

  so in the end how? still wearing braces now? I very fed up liao..doc ask me dun grind teeth...I sleeping that time how to control??
• WiNtEr'SkiLL

  9 Apr 07, 20:48

  stuff cotton wool
• maggot

  9 Apr 07, 20:50

  If accidentally grind the tongue with teeth how?
• allentyb

  9 Apr 07, 21:00

  
  
  can't help it.....
  
  i also grind my teeth all the time
• mystee

  9 Apr 07, 21:29

  Originally posted by TXian:

  so in the end how? still wearing braces now? I very fed up liao..doc ask me dun grind teeth...I sleeping that time how to control??

  i jz started wearing around 3 mth nia... i oso duno how leh... canot control de lor.. siaoz... mine will start to grindle whenever i feel stress.. i tink sometime not stress oso will grindle..
• joyanz

  10 Apr 07, 09:47

  Originally posted by sneezy:

  i got this problem also. Last time my mum will slap my mouth .. after married.. ermmm.. my hb always complaint. NOw my teeth like very jiat lat liao >.<

  hmm tink i got to bear wif him in future if we get married!! omg. i tink i wear earpiece so wun listen to the scary sound! the sound of grinding teeth is so... yucks... 1st time when i hear him grind teeth i was tot that he was playing with his walkman buttons. (u noe dat kinda of sound walkman makes when u press the play or rewind/forward buttton) but den he doesnt haf a walkman. den i realise it was coming fr HIS MOUTH!!! haha.....
• joyanz

  10 Apr 07, 09:50

  Originally posted by seow:

  Surprised no one suggested" stick your tongue into his mouth"

  hmm er... i stll wan my tongue de hor!! i dun wan to place my tongue into a sharp grinder! i have yet to get sick of licking sweet icecreams yet.
• joyanz

  10 Apr 07, 09:52

  Originally posted by maggot:

  If accidentally grind the tongue with teeth how?

  i tink u nid to watch more happytreefriends.com den u can imagine wad will happen!
• feb31

  10 Apr 07, 18:45

  last time i also like to grind but not when i sleeping.
  now i dont liao... keep telling myself cannot
• mistyblue

  10 Apr 07, 18:47

  I have same problem. And its so bad the gums are swollen from excessive pressure.
  
  Its related to stress however, some one told me that its a lack of calcium.
  
  There are caps to use but for my case, its just stress at work, stress at home. Stress everywhere. I cannot help it..