How to handle teeth grinding in toddlers
You check in on your sound-asleep toddler only to hear the most annoying noise: the grinding of teeth. Later that week, you’re reading her a bedtime story, and again, she’s grinding.
Don?t panic. Bruxism, the medical term for teeth grinding, is fairly common in toddlers and not usually a cause for concern, says LouAnn Visconti, an orthodontist in Timmins, Ont., and the president of the Ontario Dental Association.
Why toddlers grind their teeth
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What you need to know about your kid's first molars Some kids grind because their upper and lower jaws are growing at a different rate, resulting in an overbite or an underbite. Pain, from teething or an ear infection, can also lead some toddlers to grind their teeth.
If there?s no obvious physical reason for your tot?s grinding, then there?s a chance she?s doing it as a reaction to stress or anxiety. If there?s been a lot of change in the home, like a new sibling or a major move, your toddler might react to that by clenching her jaw or grinding her teeth in her sleep.
Finally, some toddlers grind their teeth simply because they’ve figured out that they can. They’re intrigued by the new sound and feeling, so they try it out. This type of grinding rarely lasts too long, a...
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