teeth clinching caused by braces

[kristianpaige]

Has anyone experienced teeth clinching/grinding since being braced that they did not experience beforehand? I was never aware of any issues related to bruxism until I had my braces put on, now every night my teeth are clinching in my sleep so tightly that I wake up multiple times throughout the nighy due to the jaw pain has anyone experienced anything like this?

[Lorianne]

Has anyone experienced teeth clinching/grinding since being braced that they did not experience beforehand? I was never aware of any issues related to bruxism until I had my braces put on, now every night my teeth are clinching in my sleep so tightly that I wake up multiple times throughout the nighy due to the jaw pain has anyone experienced anything like this?

me! it's worse than before braces, that's for sure. I will definitely need a bite plate thingy once my braces are off to prevent this at night.

[kathydell]

I definitely clench at night in my sleep, especially with elastics.

[Norrie]

Yep, I've been clenching so hard that I'm seriously worried about breaking teeth, especially my back molars. I've never done this before, so I asked at my last adjustment, and was told that it's totally normal while my teeth are trying to settle into a new bite. It sucks a lot though.

[thisgal201]

I did that a lot throughout my treatment. I would wake up and be so surprised that I was clenching like that.

[kristianpaige]

well i feel much better knowing that its not just me and that it is a somewhat normal occurrence

[TMJJill]

Not only was I clenching worse, I was catching my cheek or tongue between the teeth when I did it. I now have a seemingly permanent ridge in my cheek. I also thought the scalloping on the edge of my tongue would be there forever. I was miserable because I would clench down on my tongue so hard when sleeping that I'd wake myself up from sleep because of the pain.

My dentist said I was unconsciously trying to find a 'good' bite while I was sleeping. He worked to help me, but I had some miserable months for a while.