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| 714.1 | ignore it! | CNTROL::STOLICNY | | Mon Feb 18 1991 13:47 | 12 |
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I think most kids go through this grinding stage...its actually GOOD
because they grind down some of the sharpness of new teeth before
they start the biting stage!! :-)
You hit the nail on the head when you noted that she does it all the
more in response to the attention it gets her (be it positive or
negative). We've found that ignoring undesirable behaviour is
our best bet for shortening its duration.
FWIW,
cj/
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| 714.2 | | SCAACT::RESENDE | Digital, thriving on chaos? | Mon Feb 18 1991 19:27 | 5 |
| Michael started grinding his teeth at, oh, maybe 10 months. We totally
ignored it (except for mentioning it to each other), and he stopped
within a month or so.
Steve
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| 714.3 | mine did too | FSOA::EPARENTE | | Tue Feb 19 1991 09:26 | 7 |
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my son also went through a stage of grinding his teeth - I can't
remember now how old he was. I had forgotton about it until I read
this note! It use to give me shivers up my back. I guess he
eventually stopped because he doesn't do it anymore!!! I don't think
it lasted that long either.
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| 714.4 | Asleep or awake? | NRADM::TRIPPL | | Thu Mar 07 1991 16:32 | 7 |
| AJ used to grind his teeth in his sleep. Is this in the same category
or does it mean the same as when adults do it.
He still will do it occationally, should I mention it to the dentist?
Lyn
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| 714.5 | Mention grinding to the Dentist | ROSMRY::MATTIA | | Fri Mar 08 1991 09:33 | 14 |
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Lyn,
My 4 yr old son also grinds his teeth occasionally when sleeping. At
his last dentist appt, I told the hygenist and she had the dentist check his
teeth. There is no problem at this time. I guess they will just keep
checking them when he visits the dentist twice a year.
I would mention it to your dentist. I don't know what they would do
for a youngster that grinds their teeth badly. I had a friend growing
up that when her permanent teeth came in, she wore a guard of some sort
to bed at night.
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| 714.6 | Clarification.... | NRADM::TRIPPL | | Thu Mar 21 1991 12:33 | 7 |
| I guess what I was trying to ask, is if children do it at this age,
over 4, does it mean the same as when adults do it, i.e. Stress?
Isn't it usually a stressed adult who grinds their teeth at night? So
what I'm wondering is if AJ night time teeth grinding could be an
indication of stress?
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| 714.7 | not stress. | WONDER::BAKER | | Fri Mar 22 1991 11:13 | 5 |
| I'm almost certain that grinding of teeth does not indicate stress.
My dentist told me that it is very normal to grind teeth when your
bite is not perfect and that everyone does it to some degree. I
think it is probably hereditary although I'm not sure. I know my
mom and I both grind our teeth.
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