Why do people grind their teeth?

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Niksik May 18, 2011, 4:27am 1

Back home, it was commonly believed that kids have worms in their tummies so they grind their teeth! Here, there are no concrete reasons…

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diwana May 18, 2011, 5:03am 2

Re: Why do people grind their teeth?

Stress/psychologic reason.

NomiCA May 18, 2011, 6:30am 3

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Oppressed people....can't do anything during the day time........so they grind their teeth at night :D

pinkyy May 22, 2011, 8:15am 4

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Shak May 22, 2011, 8:21am 5

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Niksik May 24, 2011, 3:37am 6

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escapist May 24, 2011, 11:35am 7

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People with TMD - temporomandibular disorder do that. They grind their teeth while sleeping or even when awake.

blessed2006 May 24, 2011, 4:10pm 8

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what is “grinding your teeth” ???

NomiCA May 24, 2011, 5:36pm 9

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^kacheechiyaan

blessed2006 May 24, 2011, 6:31pm 10

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^ ok i have never heard about it.

TLK May 24, 2011, 6:37pm 11

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The most amazing part is that you can never grind your teeth while awake, at least not with the same intensity.

_Lahore_Ka_Cheetah May 29, 2011, 9:51am 12

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I used to sometimes when I was under extreme stress (especially when studying and working). It would eventually lead to a horrible jaw ache and then a headache.