Bruxism

Definition:This is when a person is clenching or grinding their teeth. This is commonly done at night, whilst asleep. By tightly clamping your top and bottom teeth together, the tooth begins to wear down; this can cause pressure on the muscles and jaw.It also results to a very painful jaw, headaches, damaged teeth and earaches. Stress tends to make it worst.

Also known as:Teeth grinding.

Pronunciation:Brux-ism