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One in three children grinds their teeth at night - and it has nothing to do with worms
Grinding (bruxism) usually comes from teething, a changing bite, or tension the child didn't manage to let out during the day. The worms theory is an old myth that still sends parents to the pharmacy for no reason.
Short episodes need no treatment at all, and most children outgrow them by school age.
What does need a dentist: loud grinding that goes on for minutes, visibly worn teeth, or a jaw and head that ache in the morning.
Source: babysleephelpcenter.com
My mother dosed me for worms over this. I still grind my teeth, mostly when she calls 😂
ok but what if the worms were the ones grinding and you took the blame your whole life 😭
the worms myth needs to die already 😊
my kid sounded exactly like the brakes on the number 14. he outgrew it by second grade, the bus never did