Thread: Clenching teeth
View Single Post
 
Old Nov 02, 2008, 03:24 PM
Orange_Blossom
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
(( Onlyme ))

Sorry I can't help with a solution, but I can relate big time. I have been doing it since I was a child and I've gotten so use to it after all those years you sort of just carry on.

Mouth gurards didn't work for me. My PTSD won't allow me to fall asleep with anything in my mouth. Muscle relaxers helped but I have a thing about that too.

I have chipped my front teeth because of what I call the "bear trap" thingy. I clench 24/7 but right when I am about to fall asleep, I must "surrender" and my jaws slam shut like a bear trap. Cannot tell you how many sore tongues and bleeding inside cheeks I've had.

My whole body is clenched, but clenching my toes has caused some big problems and I have recently landed myself in the podiatrist's office.