Pop goes the jaw... again?

[Julia M]

During my last year of highschool, I would grind my teeth at night due to stress and my jaw would often pop during the day. I had a rubber tooth guard for a while but I'm not sure if that's what ended up stopping it. After graduation I think I just mostly stopped grinding my teeth during my sleep.

For the last five years I've been in college and haven't had a single problem with my jaw or grinding my teeth. And that's not because I haven't had stressful times - I've been very sick and in a wheelchair, my parents have divorced, loved ones have deceased. But the jaw popping never came back. Until, apparently, last night. And *nothing* stressful has happened *at all*.

I had a decently stressful dream so maybe that was it.

The clicks are pretty "violent" and just a few minutes ago it clicked into a position where I felt like it was limiting my ability to open my mouth. It just clicked back open, I think. I can just go to sleep tonight and pray it doesn't come back and will pop back into place in my sleep... it did back then. But I just wanna know if anyone has tips. Is it better to limit jaw movement today, or should I just act 'normally'?

 

[mags]

Glad to know others experience grinding teeth also. I had braces as a child and that is what made mine. when my room is cold or if im stressed I will grind my teeth. try chewing on gum! or think about something. I have TMJ google it. There isnt much you can do about grinding your teeth. A mouth guard works wonders and keeps you from grinding your teeth. Also grinding our teeth together isnt good. I was watching dr. oz the other day-grinding our teeth are bad for our teeth. I try to think of something else to do instead of--or chew gum! I recently grinded my teeth yesterday and my jaw is very sore in the one corner where I was grinding at. Its painful! Take an aleve or tylenol or something.

Sometimes we grind in our sleep. I know when i was little i would grind my teeth in my sleep and my parents could hear me or if a friend was staying they could hear me. Before you go to sleep at night try relaxing! buy a mouth guard--you can buy these at walmart! very in expensive.

I do not see a point of you going to doctor. Because simply I have it too. I was at the dentist last tuesday if there was a problem they would have saw it. I grind my teeth a lot but different months.

Sorry so long! when you are stressed go for a walk, listen to music, if your old enough go for a car ride or get someone to take you! that is what always relaxes me!

Hope this helped.