{"id":173,"date":"2012-01-19T17:02:13","date_gmt":"2012-01-19T17:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.drbobbycarmen.com\/?p=173"},"modified":"2012-01-19T17:02:13","modified_gmt":"2012-01-19T17:02:13","slug":"stop-bruxism-before-it-leads-to-tmj-dysfunction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/stop-bruxism-before-it-leads-to-tmj-dysfunction\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop Bruxism Before It Leads To TMJ Dysfunction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-178\" style=\"margin: 10px;\" title=\"bruxism tmj-dysfunction\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/intense-headache2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/intense-headache2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/intense-headache2-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Bruxism<\/strong> is another name for a problem you may be dealing with everyday without knowing it\u2014teeth grinding. More specifically, <strong>bruxism<\/strong> can involve grinding your teeth back and forth across each other, or just clenching your jaw.<\/p>\n<p>Often, what prompts this is stress. It\u2019s almost like a natural reaction and is something you can do unconsciously without thinking about too much.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s especially the case when you sleep. Patients who have trouble with <strong>bruxism<\/strong> often have the greatest trouble at night, when it\u2019s impossible to consciously stop the grinding or clenching.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How Can I Know If I Have Bruxism?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Only a diagnosis from a dentist like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/meet-the-dentist.html\">Dr. Carmen<\/a> can tell you for sure, but some symptoms to watch out for include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jaw pain<\/li>\n<li>Headaches<\/li>\n<li>Neck, back, and shoulder pain<\/li>\n<li>Earaches<\/li>\n<li>Sensitive teeth<\/li>\n<li>Depression<\/li>\n<li>Eating disorders<\/li>\n<li>Insomnia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With a thorough oral exam from <strong>Dr. Carmen<\/strong> at our <strong>Norman dental office<\/strong>, we can help you identify whether or not your painful symptoms are being caused by <strong>bruxism<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why Is It Important To Treat Bruxism?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Treating <strong>bruxism<\/strong> is important because, if left untreated, it can lead to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/tmj-therapy.html\">TMJ dysfunction<\/a>. Both have painful symptoms and can significantly damage your teeth.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to save your smile from serious damage and find a way to alleviate your painful symptoms, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/contact.html\">call our Norman office<\/a> to schedule an appointment with <strong>Dr. Carmen<\/strong>. Our dental office serves patients from <strong>Norman<\/strong>, <strong>Moore<\/strong>, <strong>the University of Oklahoma<\/strong>, <strong>Central Oklahoma<\/strong>, and surrounding areas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bruxism is another name for a problem you may be dealing with everyday without knowing it\u2014teeth grinding. More specifically, bruxism can involve grinding your teeth back and forth across each other, or just clenching your jaw. Often, what prompts this is stress. It\u2019s almost like a natural reaction and is something you can do unconsciously [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[93,10,72,6,70,7,95,68,94],"class_list":["post-173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-dentistry","tag-bobby-j-carmen-dds","tag-bruxism-2","tag-central-oklahoma","tag-dr-carmen","tag-moore","tag-norman-dentistry","tag-the-university-of-oklahoma","tag-tmj-dysfunction","tag-tmj-disorder"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":182,"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173\/revisions\/182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}