Things to Know About Teeth Grinding

Bruxism, popularly known as teeth grinding, occurs when teeth are unconsciously gnashed during sleep or in daily life. As a result of gnashing patient can experience pain in the jaw muscles, breakage on the surface of the tooth or tooth loss. With medical botox applied to the masseter muscles, the jaw muscles are neutralized and the problem is eliminated. Botox is not a permanent procedure and the duration of its effect may vary depending on the person. It needs to be renewed regularly. Those who do not want to choose the Botox method can try mouth guard, which is another treatment method.