What is tooth wear?
well tooth wear can be the enamel on the teeth getting worn away due to teeth being ground down either by grinding the teeth or by an acidic diet. Tooth wear is different to decay in that the way it develops and also the symptoms it presents.
So how do you know if you have tooth wear ?
here are a few signs
If you grind your teeth either at night
if you being to notice the teeth getting shorter or some teeth in one side getting shorter than the others
if you find some soreness in your muscles in the side of your face in the mornings, which is a indication that your grinding your teeth at night.
If your teeth are getting sensitive to cold or are breaking away
in the next blog post we will discuss what can be done to help if you have worn your teeth down if in the meantime you need further help or advice please give us a call on 01772 717316 or email us on info@lifestyledental.co.uk
we recently had treated a few people who were suffering from nack and back problems as well as headaches they had treatment in the form of massages and physio etc although still seemed to get issues. on further assesment this type of pain can sometimes be related to the way your teeth fit together or what is termed the bite or occlusion.
In certain situations if you have had several fillings and dental work done at different times this can make the bite different and if your an individual who is very sensitive to these small changes then this can result in changes in the way the mouth is held and can then result in pain in certain muscles which are overworked.
if you or someone you know is suffering from something like this then please get them to give us a call on 01772 717316 and see if we can help them
Do you find yourself habitually grinding your teeth together or clenching your jaw as if biting?
Does your partener say you grind your teeth while asleep?
What does this mean ?
The habitual grinding of teeth—known as bruxism—is caused by three main factors,
Most people who have this problem simply are using their teeth to vent their stress. Others have a dislocated jaw joint that causes the jaw muscle to go into painful spasm.
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Tooth grinding may seem like a minor annoyance, but it’s important to get treatment. At the very least, habitual gnashing and clenching will give you sore jaws,
As you continue to grind, you may dislocate or even damage the jaw joint and give yourself headaches, neck or shoulder pain and ringing in the ears. And you almost certainly will loosen your teeth and wear away their chewing surfaces. If you grind down your teeth, you can throw your whole jaw out and your teeth won’t align properly.
