What are the reasons for children grinding their teeth? What are the factors that lead to teeth grinding in children? How can we prevent teeth grinding in children? Today, I will provide you with several methods to treat teeth grinding in children. Keep reading!
Causes of Teeth Grinding in Children
1. Intestinal parasitic diseases, especially ascariasis, are quite common in children.
2. Gastrointestinal and oral diseases.
3. Giving children hard-to-digest food before bedtime, which can stimulate the corresponding parts of the brain and cause continuous contraction of the chewing muscles.
4. Neurological diseases such as psychomotor epilepsy and hysteria.
5. Emotional factors such as excitement, excessive fatigue, or tension during the day.
6. Vitamin deficiency. Children with rickets due to vitamin D deficiency may experience calcium and phosphorus metabolism disorders, leading to bone decalcification, muscle soreness, and autonomic nervous system disorders. This can often result in excessive sweating, night terrors, irritability, and teeth grinding at night.
Several Methods to Prevent Teeth Grinding in Children
1. Relax before bedtime
Try to relax before bedtime, especially before falling asleep. You can do some exercises, take a warm bath, or listen to soothing music.
2. Supplement calcium
Pay attention to calcium supplementation in daily life. Mothers can give their children foods rich in vitamins and regularly deworm them.
3. Maintain a regular schedule
Develop regular sleep habits for children. Nowadays, there are many electronic products available. Mothers should avoid prolonged exposure of babies to smartphones and computers. Before sleep, help the child relax completely, avoid excessive excitement, and take a warm bath to promote blood circulation and improve sleep quality.
4. Regulate diet
Regulate regular eating habits. Many parents may find that their children have poor appetite and eat very little. At this time, it is suggested to observe whether the child has eaten too many snacks or drunk water before meals. Poor nutrition or digestive system problems may be caused by irregular eating habits.
5. Brush teeth before bedtime
If the child is in the teething period, teeth grinding is normal and does not require medication. However, for the sake of dental health, mothers must remind and supervise their children to brush their teeth.
Traditional Chinese Medicine Remedies for Treating Teeth Grinding in Children
1. Boil 0.5 kg of fresh wolfberry leaves (remove stems), 20 yellow flower stalks (remove tips), 2-3 honey dates, and 1 pig pancreas to make soup.
2. According to traditional Chinese medicine, teeth grinding at night is often related to "excessive stomach heat". You can use 30g of reed root, 12g of poria cocos, 1.5g of coptis chinensis, and 10g of corydalis yanhusuo for restless sleep, and add 10g of night-blooming cereus for indigestion. Boil the above Chinese herbs to make a decoction and take it once daily.
3. Eat a piece of fresh tangerine peel or soak dried tangerine peel in water before bed every night for 2-3 days. This can effectively treat teeth grinding in children and adults, especially when it first occurs.
4. Grind 15g of betel nut, 15g of roasted licorice, and 30g of black sesbania seeds (fried, take only the head and tail). Mix them into a fine powder and take 2-3g each time, mixed with honey water, on an empty stomach.
