Grinding teeth (dd not me!)

[gemmiegoatlegs]

My daughter has started frinding her teeth the last couple of days. She has done it in the past a little but recently she has been doing it a lot. as well as being concerned about her teeth , the noise is driving me mad! any advice?

[TooTickyTheAppleBobber]

My ds1 used to do it at night when he was chesty. It was awful to listen to and he did chip a couple of teeth. Thank goodness he has grown out of it!
In what situations does your daughter do it?

[gemmiegoatlegs]

She does it without any proocation. She does it when she's active she does it when she's quiet, she does it when she's lively , she does it when she's tired. Not all the time obviously but to the point where it's bothering me and hubby. She is 15 months.

[TooTickyTheAppleBobber]

Could she be teething?

[gemmiegoatlegs]

She's had 3 back teeth making an appearance in the last weeek and they've given her hell. it didn't occur to me that this might be related.

[Twohootsandapumpkin]

My DD does it when she is teething - it could be that.

[dousie]

Hi I used to be a dental nurse and my ds used to grind his teeth all the time. I asked my boss (the dentist) why this was and he told me it was stress relief. He asked if my son was worried about something. At the time i was with his abusive father and since leaving him my son has stopped grinding his teeth. He was 3 at the time and is now 7 he only ever does it now if something is worrying him. Just a thought might be a different reason for you x