Babies will experience grinding for a period of time after teething. There are many reasons for teeth grinding. Only when the cause is clear, can the right medicine be prescribed to effectively relieve and treat bruxism. Intestinal parasites, emotional stress, mental depression, indigestion, etc. may all be cause the baby to grind his teeth. It is recommended that parents investigate one by one to find out the real cause of the baby's teeth grinding, obey the doctor's advice, and cooperate with the treatment seriously.

Reasons why babies grind their teeth
Reason 1: Intestinal parasitic diseases
The toxins produced by roundworms stimulate the nerves, stimulate the nerves, and cause the baby to grind their teeth. The pinworms also secrete toxins, which cause anal itching, affect the child's sleep and make teeth grinding sounds.
Solution: If you have intestinal parasitic diseases, you need to deworm as soon as possible.
Reason 2: Excessive mental stress
Watching thrilling TV at night, playing too much before going to bed, and nervousness will cause the baby to grind his teeth. If he is scolded by his parents for a long time for something, it will lead to depression, anxiety, anxiety, and also cause the baby to grind his teeth at night.
Solution: Create a comfortable and harmonious family environment for children, watch less TV at night, and avoid excessive excitement.
Reason 3: Digestive system disease
Children eat too much at night, accumulate a lot of food in the intestines when they fall asleep, and the gastrointestinal tract is overburdened, resulting in involuntary grinding of teeth during sleep.
Solution: The diet should be a combination of meat and vegetables, get rid of the bad habit of being picky eaters, and have a light dinner instead of eating too much.
Reason 4: Unbalanced nutrition
Children who are picky eaters, especially those who do not like to eat vegetables, form a nutritional imbalance, resulting in a lack of calcium, phosphorus, various vitamins and trace elements, resulting in the involuntary contraction of the facial masticatory muscles at night, and the grinding of teeth back and forth.
Solution: Children should eat regularly and quantitatively, and the temperature and temperature are suitable. When your baby grinds his teeth, let the child eat less or try to avoid greasy, fried and spicy food. Try to balance the intake as much as possible, so that children can absorb the nutrients in various foods, play a role in reducing diseases and enhancing resistance.
Reason 5: Poor tooth growth
During tooth replacement, if the child suffers from rickets, malnutrition, congenital individual tooth loss, etc., the teeth are underdeveloped, and the occlusal surface is uneven when the upper and lower teeth touch, which is also the reason why the baby grinds his teeth at night.
Solution: Ask a dentist to carefully check for malocclusion. If there is, you need to grind off the high points of the teeth and prepare a dental pad, which can reduce the baby's grinding after wearing it at night.

What to do if the baby grinds his teeth
There are many treatment methods for bruxism. Clinically, the main purpose is to reduce the damage to the occlusal surface of the teeth caused by the baby's teeth grinding, and to relieve the symptoms of muscles and joints. The principle is to block the cause and reduce damage. In addition, there is psychotherapy to reduce the pressure of children to achieve results.
Method 1: Soothing the spirit method
1. Be careful not to let the children play too tired or too excited during the day, and guide them to have fun and relax.
2. Parents try not to put pressure on their children and create a comfortable family environment for their children.
3. Before the child goes to bed, avoid excessive excitement and do not watch TV that is too intense or too scary.
4. Before going to bed, through reading or talking with the child, let the child release their emotions during the day and give more mental and emotional support, which is very beneficial to correct the baby's teeth grinding at night. If the pressure is too high or the mood is unstable, attention should be paid to eliminating tension and applying low-dose sedative drugs if necessary.
Method 2: Check for parasitic diseases
Ascarisidal treatment reduces the motility of intestinal parasites and stimulates the intestinal lining, and the stool is examined for parasite eggs. For hygienic reasons, nocturnal baby teeth grinding caused by roundworms may occur in childhood, and children with rickets should be supplemented with adequate calcium and vitamin D preparations.
Method 3: Adjustment of occlusal treatment
Through the adjustment and grinding of a small amount of tooth tissue, the occlusal interference and early occlusal contact are eliminated, the occlusal balance relationship is established, the physiological balance of teeth, masticatory muscles and temporomandibular joints is achieved, and the baby's bruxism is eliminated. For patients with occlusal deformities, orthodontics or restorations are performed first. Then take Mushrooming Capsules to regulate nerves to eliminate bruxism.
Method 4: Muscle relaxation therapy
Excessive tension in the jaw muscles is one of the causes of bruxism in babies. Relieving excessive muscle tension during treatment is necessary to control bruxism. Commonly used methods include: application of muscle relaxation equipment, physical therapy, physical function training of masticatory muscles, massage, audio-visual prompts and other methods.
Method 5: Occlusal plate treatment
Make a dental pad and put it on your jaw before bed at night and take it off in the morning to relieve muscle tension. At present, it is most easily accepted by doctors and children. It has obvious effect on preventing tooth wear, but it cannot treat bruxism.
Method 6: Correct the bad habits of the dental system
Such as unilateral chewing, biting pencils, often chewing gum and so on.
Method 7: Drug therapy
The main focus is trying to adjust for dentofacial dyskinesia and muscle dystonia.
Method 8: Psychotherapy
There are indeed mental and psychological factors at play that make the jaw muscles overly tense. Eliminate tension, relieve unnecessary troubles, and arrange life reasonably.
Method 9: 6-minute massage
Parents can rub with palms and gently massage on the child's navel, clockwise and counterclockwise for 2-3 minutes each, twice a day. Massage can stimulate the intestinal peristalsis of children, which is conducive to the digestion and absorption of food.