Help with teeth grinding

[onedayatatime73]

I have ground my teeth in my sleep for as long as I remember. I am now in my forties and just want to find a way to make it stop.


I wear a custom made gum shield every night but I grind through it in just a few months and they cost so much money. The over the counter ones just aren't as effective and I just can't keep up with the cost.

Despite wearing one my teeth are still slowly disappearing and getting worn away.

Has anyone found a cure from doing it in the first place? I have looked up various things today. Anyone out there tried acupuncture? Hypnotherapy? Also heard that Botox in the jaw relaxes that muscle?? Anyone???

[DarlingCoffee]

I grind my teeth too, I wish I could stop! Keen to know if there are other things to try in addition to the gum shield

[Justaboutafloat]

I found some specific yoga videos on You Tube that are meant to help. I did them for a week and it seemed to relieve the pain a bit.

My friend has similar problems to you and has just bitten through a £400 indestructable mouthguard in 24 days!!

She is due to start the Botox injections soon. Apparently, they are done once every three months to start, then once every 6 months and then once a year. I haven't heard of anyone who has already tried this.

[Karcheer]

I use a guard, all my teeth are fractured, makes me very sad.
Sorry no answers.

[LivingInMidnight]

I've had Botox for it. It was painful when they injected it but it did really help. It worked for 3 months and I had it twice, but my consultant/professor was worried it was destabilising the joint (I have hypermobility syndrome) so I couldn't continue using it.

Also had acupuncture, physio, cbt and a variety of medication. I didn't have to pay for my splints because the hospital made them.

Might be worth asking for your dentist to refer you to an Oral & Maxillofacial surgeon if you haven't already seen one.