My baby has her first four teeth and has begun grinding them. Not only is this sound hard for her father and me to bear, but we are concerned about her damaging her teeth. How can we keep her from doing this?
Thanks for all the input. It helped so much just to know that it was normal and not harmful. She grinds her teeth every once and a while, but now that we are not worrying about it, we hardly notice.
My son only did this for a little while too.. he would do it and then laugh about it- guess "something new in his mouth" was fun to play with! lol He stopped just as fast as he started, and there wasnt any damage.
I can tell you from experience that it is natural. My physician said it's a natural part of grinding their teeth to where they should be. In addition, that these are only their baby teeth and will be falling out eventually anyways. My kids still grind their teeth and they are 5 & 8. Just like their mother, they now have bite guards that they wear "most" nights. I've always grinded my teeth, which has now changed to "clenching" (stress induced) and that was causing migraines. So, the bite-guard has helped in that respect. Just recently my husband has now gotten a bite guard. You'd be surprised at how many people actually wear them. Don't worry:o)
Why not call a pediatric dentist or your family doctor? Don't you think you might get more professional and reliable solutions?
It helps relieve the pain/pressure of teething. I have four kids, and have never been able to get ANY of them to stop grinding, they just naturally stop when the pain stops.
Try Alum - it is a pickling spice you can find in the spice isle at the grocery store. It worked with our son who did the same thing and drove us batty!! Good luck.
Speak with your dentist and her doctor. They may be able to retro fit a binky for night time. I was a teeth grinder. Still do and have unusally small teeth. Of course at 51 now they had no idea what to do for it.
i think it's pretty common. they are jsut getting used to having the new teeth. i'm pretty sure she grow out of it, but if you're really concerned have to doc check out her teeth at her next visit.
Hi R.,
My son is 17 mos old and he too tends to grind his teeth and it drives me crazy haha. I did some research on the problem and one source said that teeth grinding just as in adults can be a sign of stress and tension. So I do two things with my son when I notice the teeth grinding. 1) I encourage him to run around and tickle him and make him laugh and get him even yelling alittle bit. 2) I stick a pacifier in his mouth (this works best when we are in public) and the pacifier acts as a mouth gaurd. I hope this helps!!
My daughter did this with her first teeth. I think it was a combo of pain and something new in her mouth. She only did it for a short while. It drove me crazy, but I just used some patience and was able to wait it out. Once she stopped she has never done it again. Hope this helps....
T.
my son is four and he grinds his teeth. he is deaf though so i don't know why he does it. i have talked to dentist and other dr about it and they said as long as they are not doing it when there new teeth come in( adult teeth) it don't hurt them. i know my son does it when he is concentrating really hard i have heard of some doing it in there sleep. i have never been able to stop him. but of course when you child gets a little older you can tell her to stop doing that. but as of right now it is no big deal other than the fact it really annoys you. and she may just grow out of it. if she gets older and still does it. they have teeth gards to wear for people who do it at night i have heard
R.,
Hi. I'm a local mom of 2 and a Dental Hygienist. Unfortunatly there is nothing you can do about children grinding their teeth. It a very normal habit for them to have. Most children usually grow out of it. As an adult there are a few ways to prevent grinding. Hope this helps!
K. F.
Not much you can do about it. She will stop grinding when her permanent teeth will stop changing, which obviously going to take some time. It is normal for a child to grind there teeth, it all connected with her jaw growing and teeth cutting.
If she does not stop after her permanent teeth are in place, the appliance can be made by dentist to wear at night, and she will be old enough to wear it.
