{"id":132772,"date":"2019-01-07T02:00:29","date_gmt":"2019-01-07T10:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/?p=132772"},"modified":"2020-08-05T15:19:25","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T22:19:25","slug":"how-to-prevent-teeth-grinding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/how-to-prevent-teeth-grinding\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Deal With Teeth Grinding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The worst part about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/bruxism\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20356095\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">teeth grinding<\/a>? That it&#8217;s often done unconsciously, making it a pretty hard habit to kick. While most mild cases don&#8217;t require any treatment, frequent and severe teeth grinding can often lead to jaw disorders, headaches, damaged teeth, and other problems (who wants that, right?).<\/p>\n<p>We asked three dentists to share their top recommendations for dealing with teeth grinding. Check out what they said below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get a handle on stress<\/strong><br \/>\nThe best way to stop grinding your teeth for good?\u00a0Keep your stress levels at bay. &#8220;Try and reduce your stress with physical activity and meditation,\u201d suggests <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pat.the.dentist\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr.\u00a0Patrick Anghel<\/a>. Other forms of stress relief include hot baths, journaling, taking on a hobby, or eating a balanced diet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wear a night guard<\/strong><br \/>\nAh, night guards \u2013 the tried-and-true method that dentists recommend. While you can purchase a night guard at your local drugstore, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cosmeticdentist_\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Ali Saad<\/a> recommends &#8220;getting a custom-fit night guard made specifically to treat your symptoms. This will help act as an anti-aging device since it will aid in preventing teeth wear and preserve your youthful smile.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Visit your dentist<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cWith all the bumps and grooves on teeth, especially the back ones, they are kind of like little puzzle pieces trying to figure out where they fit together, hence the grinding,\u201d says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dr_erin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Erin Issac<\/a>. Dr. Issac recommends seeing a \u201cdentist who may be able to place a sealant.\u201d She also suggests, \u201cin cases where the wear is severe, a crown, would be warranted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>xx, The FabFitFun Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":"The worst part about teeth grinding? That it's often done unconsciously, making it a pretty ...","author":7532830,"featured_media":132956,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,5],"tags":[],"thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/07142317\/lesly-juarez-220845-unsplash.jpg","thumbnail_url_middle_card":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/07142317\/lesly-juarez-220845-unsplash-386x200.jpg","formated_date":"January 7, 2019","category_name":"Wellness","category_icon":"https:\/\/d3vodd1ws13xud.cloudfront.net\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/10113835\/health-2.svg","author_name":"Jennifer Quaglio","trending":false,"sponsored":false,"random_color":"#d87658","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132772"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7532830"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132772"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132772\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/132956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}