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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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   Dr. Ryan Doyle, a dentist in Boise, Idaho, recommends several jaw exercises to help relieve his patients’ tension and clenching. First, he says, gently slide your lower jaw forward and hold for ...

4. 10 Best Exercises for Seniors To Do at Home - AOL

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   Fortunately, we spoke with Mike Masi, CPT, a certified personal trainer at Garage Gym Reviews, who shares 10 of the best exercises for seniors to do at home. "Exercise for seniors is crucial for ...

5. 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.

6. Orofacial myofunctional disorders - Wikipedia

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   Tongue thrusting is a type of orofacial myofunctional disorder, which is defined as habitual resting or thrusting the tongue forward and/or sideways against or between the teeth while swallowing, chewing, resting, or speaking. Abnormal swallowing patterns push the upper teeth forward and away from the upper alveolar processes and cause open bites.

7. Masticatory force - Wikipedia

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   The jaw elevator muscles develop the main forces used in mastication. The force generated during routine mastication of food such as carrots or meat is about 70 to 150 newtons (16 to 34 lbf ). The maximum masticatory force in some people may reach up to 500 to 700 newtons (110 to 160 lbf ).

8. 10 Best Low-Impact Exercises for Seniors - AOL

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   Photo: Shutterstock. Design: Eat This, Not That!For seniors, maintaining an active, independent lifestyle is essential for overall health and well-being. However, high-impact exercises can be ...

9. 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 ...