If there is one condition in the mouth that causes the most problems without you probably knowing about it in Leeds, its bruxism (teeth grinding). This can cause the most brutal damage to your teeth, but it can also wreak havoc in the whole of your upper body as well. Bruxism is a direct result of stress, stress that you may suffer on a daily basis and a condition that you may be completely oblivious to until the damage has been done. If you live alone, the problem will be even harder to spot until you turn up to a dental check-up and the dentist spots the wearing down of the surfaces to your teeth. Aside from the fact that this can damage the look of your teeth, whilst promoting tooth decay, it’s the damage below that is the biggest worry. Yes, your dentist can make you up a mouth-guard, but it won’t stop you grinding you teeth. Over time, your jaw joints will start to suffer- to ache and click and this will require serious surgery to fix. But the problems will also manifest later in your head, your ears, your neck and your upper torso as well. Stress is the problem here and it is this that you need to be tackling first and then once you have learnt how to manage it, you’ll need to learn how to relax in order to get a good night’s sleep- the place where teeth grinding is at its most prevalent.
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