Filed Under (Dental) by admin on 06-05-2010
Termite asked:
Hi. You see…..a few days ago I woke up and I had 2 VERY nasty bites on my tongue, very deep and they seem to have developed into cankersores. I have some teeth marks on the other side of my tongue too but they are not deep at all and dont hurt. My mother mentioned that I sometimes clench my teeth and grind them in my sleep (A symptom of bruxism). Why did my tongue get injured? And do I have bruxism? Im only 13 years old, and bruxism in children usually dissapears after they lose their baby teeth.
Filed Under (Dental) by admin on 08-03-2010
Anonymous asked:
I have a bad night time teeth grinding problem when I sleep (bruxism). I really need to wear a night guard to protect further damage to my teeth. I currently have crowns on some of my teeth. Night guards fit the teeth very tightly. I am concerned when I pull off the night guard from my teeth in the morning my cemented crowns may be pulled off with it. Are there different types of night guards that don’t fit so tightly? I haven’t been wearing a night guard because I am concerned about this happening. It would be a hassle to have to go to the dentist all the time to have my crowns recemented if the night guard pulls them off. How strong is that cement?
Lutineya asked:
Sometimes when i bend my left knee it hurts on the bottom. About once a week, it jams and I fall on the floor, unable to move because it hurts so badly. When this happens, it takes like 4 minutes to unjam and hurts all the way. I dont know what happened, as I am only 13. I have only hurt my leg once, when I was 8, because I fell out of my window. My mom (who used to be a nurse) said that I would have started expieriencing pain earlier then 13 if it had to do with falling out of my window. I dont know what to do, do you have any ideas of what is up with my knee? I have stress related problems, like bruxism (i grind my teeth in my sleep) but I dont know if that is related. Thank you.
CarnivalOfPeace asked:
I have TMJD, and I wear a mouth splint every night to combat the bruxism. But lately, my jaw has been excruciatingly painful. I don’t want to be continuously taking painkillers because I’m only 15 and I don’t want to damage my liver, are there any other ways of dealing with the pain? It’s getting to the point where it interferes with day-to-day activities and I just want to lie down and sleep it off.
Ah yes, but codeine is highly addictive!