My daughter grinds her teeth when she sleeps at night

Many children grind their teeth while sleeping. I believe many parents have noticed this situation. Generally, when children grind their teeth while sleeping, parents will think that the children themselves are calcium deficient. In fact, calcium deficiency is indeed a reason for teeth grinding while sleeping, but this is not the only reason for children grinding their teeth while sleeping. So, why does my daughter grind her teeth when she sleeps at night?

First, why does my daughter grind her teeth when she sleeps at night? It’s a parasite problem. We are definitely familiar with this. The toxins produced by intestinal roundworms can stimulate the intestines, excite the nerves, and cause teeth grinding. Being overly excited or having negative emotions. Generally speaking, children's emotions are prone to ups and downs. Excitement, depression, uneasiness and anxiety caused by excessive play are also important reasons for nocturnal teeth grinding. Eating too much before bed. Children often have no restraint in their eating habits. If they eat too much, their gastrointestinal tract will have to work overtime. Due to the heavy burden, they will involuntarily grind their teeth while sleeping.

Second, suffering from certain diseases. There are many such factors, which can be said to be too numerous to mention. Rickets, malnutrition, congenital loss of individual teeth, etc., cause poor tooth development, uneven occlusal surfaces when the upper and lower teeth come into contact, and may cause bruxism. Lack of trace elements. It is very necessary to supplement children's nutrition. Lack of calcium, phosphorus, various vitamins and trace elements causes involuntary contraction of the facial chewing muscles at night, causing the teeth to grind back and forth.

Why does my daughter grind her teeth when she sleeps at night? Normal teeth grinding means that children are too excited when playing during the day, or are very anxious and nervous about something. So after they fall asleep, their cerebral cortex will be in an excited state, and they want to vent this excitement, so they will grind their teeth, kick the quilt and other behaviors. There are two main types of abnormal teeth grinding. One is that the body is in a sub-healthy state. First, there are parasites in the stomach. These parasites are more active at night. They will constantly move in the intestines, stimulating intestinal peristalsis, which will cause children to sleep restlessly at night and grind their teeth. Secondly, if the child has oral problems, such as caries, periodontitis or malocclusion, they will cause the child to grind their teeth.