bruxism, a toothache caused by stress

Sleeping and grinding your teeth is bruxism. A patient, who suffers from this well-known muscle reflex, is treated in a dental practice. This one suffers from a severe form which has severely eroded his teeth. “These teeth have lost all their relief and you can clearly see that the whole relief has become flat with hollows”explains the dentist. The origin of this bruxism: the stress. “Me I clench my teeth when I’m stressed, I clench my teeth when I’m upset, so it doesn’t surprise me that at night things come up and I start gritting my teeth”explains the patient.

20% of French people affected by bruxism

The only solution against wear and tear is to wear a plastic gutter, reimbursed by a third by social security. In recent years, a dentist has observed an increase in cases of bruxism. “Out of ten patients who come, eight who come with bruxism. VSis really a modern day evil“, details the dentist. Today it is estimated that 20% of French people suffer from bruxism.