Dental Impressions

Addressing Bruxism And Other Harmful Habits

When you develop a tendency to grind or clench your teeth during the night, you can become vulnerable to both dental damage and problems with jaw pain. This issue, known as bruxism, is something that you should address if you want to preserve a healthy, confident smile. At our Ankeny, IA dentist’s office, we can […]

Conservative Care For Teeth Hurt By Bruxism

Teeth are strong enough to bite and chew through many tough foods and still maintain their health and appearance. However, it is possible for mounting stress to wear down your enamel, and that can create problems over time, including problems with your appearance. If your issues with enamel wear and tear can be traced back […]

Improving A Smile Negatively Affected By Teeth Grinding

Once you address your issues with nightly teeth grinding, you can be free from ongoing concerns about its effect on your smile and oral health. Unfortunately, you can have lingering concerns about the effect this issue, often referred to as bruxism, has had on your enamel already. What can you do if your teeth appear […]

Our Responses To Problems With Teeth Grinding

There may be several matters your dentist has to address when you have issues with teeth grinding. The first concern can be stopping this problem from continuing. If it is not resolved, the regular pressure on your enamel can lead to teeth chipping or even cracking, which will call for restorative dental work. A night […]

Is Bruxism Responsible For Your Chronic Jaw Pain?

If you often feel pain in your face and jaw, particularly when you wake up, you should be concerned. This can be a warning that you are struggling with bruxism, a condition that causes an individual to grind their teeth throughout the night while they rest. Over time, this can have several worrying consequences. You […]

What To Do If Stress Creates A Teeth Grinding Problem

When you keep experiencing periods of stress, or when you struggle with stress over a longer period of time, you can start to identify the physical responses that stem from this taxing state. One change you may identify is a habit of grinding your teeth. While you can stop yourself from grinding your teeth during […]

What To Do If Teeth Grinding Leads To Dental Damage

If you let a teeth grinding problem go on for too long, issues with dental damage can become difficult to overlook. In addition to wearing down teeth, this habit can lead to problems with chipping and cracking that hurt your oral health. At our Ankeny, IA dentist’s office, patients who show signs of this problem, […]

Periods Of Stress Can Increase Your Risk For Bruxism

Unfortunately, it can be difficult to completely avoid stressful periods, but it is important to note that you can take care to manage your stress at these times. By doing so, you can control some of the health consequences that come with these frustrating episodes in your life. One benefit to better stress management is […]

Could You Have Bruxism and Not Know It?

Bruxism, or the constant grinding of your teeth, can sometimes be a more complex concern to deal with than issues like tooth decay or gum disease. For example, it can be caused by a variety of factors, and therefore, treatment might be different for every patient who has it. In addition, bruxism isn’t always obvious […]

What to Do When You Grind Your Teeth Too Much

When you have a teeth-grinding problem (bruxism), you may not notice it at first. The times that you notice yourself grinding your teeth may not seem serious, and most of your grinding may occur while you sleep. However, before long, the effects of bruxism will become undeniably more noticeable, and those effects can impact almost […]

Category: Bruxism