I grind my teeth when I sleep, how can I stop?

I also used to do this, then when I thought I have stopped, turns out I didn't. When I started living with my husband, he says he can hear me grinding my teeth. He took me to have a mouth guard made for me by his dentist friend and every night I have to wear it. I didnt like it because it's so uncomfortable. But it did help me to stop grinding my teeth. I thought it's only for protection so my teeth will not get gnashed and damaged, but it seems it also helped me to stop the teeth grinding. I Also notice that I do this when I went to bed stressed and troubled. Try to relax first and clear your mind before sleeping. Just a suggestion.

The teeth grinding could be a symptom of stress.If you reduce yoir stress levels you it may help you to stop grinding your teeth as much.You could try doing somethimg relaxing like a warm bath before you go to bed however the surest way to reduce stress is change your lifestyle in order to remove whatever is stressing you from your life.Otherwise you will have to get some sought of mouth guard fitted to prevent you from damaging them.If i was you i would get the mouthguard fitted as it may take a while if stress is the cause to stop the teeth grinding all this time you could be damaging your teeth.

I have noticed that I clench my jaw in my sleep. It might be stress related, I haven't really paid that close of attention to what's going on when I do it but it seems to come and go in stages... Anyway, when I notice that I'm doing it I put my tongue between my back teeth. That way if I start to clench (hopefully) I'll bite down on it and wake myself up. Ridiculous idea, I know, but I think just making the conscious effort keeps me from clenching. *shrug* Otherwise I wake up with headaches and my teeth feel all compacted and weird.

There are mouuth guards, but you have to go to your dentist because they must be made specially for your teeth. You are right that it damages the teeth so do it.

Stress is difinitely one of the causes of grinding your teeth in your sleep. Go seek medical advice about how to stop. You're right - you're causing problems for your teeth doing this. Best of luck with the GP visit.

Researchers have indeed came to the same conclusion you have, which is that stress is the primary culprit of teeth grinding. Here are a few things you can do to stop it: 1.Take a warm bath before bedtime. 2.Ibuprofen can help with relaxing the jaw muscles if taken just before bed. 3.Talk to someone about your stressful situations. 4.Get a massage to relieve stress. 5.Listen to some relaxing music before bed. If none of those work you can always get a bite guard from your dentist, but they are quite expensive and not really comfortable. You are better off working out a plan to end the stress affecting you.

you could get a mouth guard and wear it:)