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2. Dentist reveals 1 easy exercise you can do to stop clenching ...

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   If you wake up with sore teeth or tight jaw muscles, you might be grinding your teeth at night. Here, dentists and oral pain experts share tips to stop bruxism. Dentist reveals 1 easy exercise you ...

3. How to Tell If You're Clenching Your Jaw—And How to Stop - AOL

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   Experiment with jaw-clenching exercises. Dr. Ryan Doyle, a dentist in Boise, Idaho, recommends several jaw exercises to help relieve his patients’ tension and clenching. First, he says, gently ...

4. Parafunctional activity - Wikipedia

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   A para-functional habit or parafunctional habit is the habitual exercise of a body part in a way that is other than the most common use of that body part. In dentistry, orthodontics, and oral and maxillofacial pathology, the body part in question is usually the mouth, tongue, or jaw.

5. Oromandibular dystonia - Wikipedia

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   Oromandibular dystonia is characterized by involuntary spasms of the tongue, jaw, and mouth muscles that result in bruxism, or grinding of the teeth, and jaw closure. These conditions frequently lead to secondary dental wear as well as temporomandibular joint syndrome. In addition, problems with chewing, speaking, and swallowing may result from ...

6. Bruxism - Wikipedia

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   Bruxism is excessive teeth grinding or jaw clenching. It is an oral parafunctional activity ; [ 1 ] i.e., it is unrelated to normal function such as eating or talking. Bruxism is a common behavior; the global prevalence of bruxism (both sleep and awake) is 22.22%. [ 2 ]

7. Temporomandibular joint dysfunction - Wikipedia

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   Bruxism is an oral parafunctional activity where there is excessive clenching and grinding of the teeth. It can occur during sleep or whilst awake. It can occur during sleep or whilst awake. The cause of bruxism itself is not completely understood, but psychosocial factors appear to be implicated in awake bruxism and dopaminergic dysfunction ...