HELP, My Toddler Grinds His Teeth at Night!!!

My now 9 year old son used to grind his teeth when he was younger. I spoke to the doctors and dentists and they all told me that he would eventually grow out of it. And, he has. Now I just have to deal with the snoring! All the best to you!

Ok, my daughter is 7 and still grinds her teeth but it is not every night. She has been doing it since as early as 2 (that i started noticing). Anyway i asked the doc and dentist, they both said that SOME children grow out of it and some don't. You need to mention this to your son's dentist, he will tell you that he will check your son's teeth every check up time and see if he is starting to notice a hange in his teeth. If he does then he will give you a mouthguard for your son to wear at night time. So again just mention this to your dentist when you go back with your son.

You could get a mouth guard to have him put in at night. I would ask your Ped. or a Ped. dentist for further advice just to make sure everything will be fine :)

Our dentist told us not to worry about it - it's a phase and they'll grow out of it. Remember, those baby teeth are really pointy - in a lot of ways, they are just correcting their bite:)

Hi J.,

Don't worry - he will stop all on his own! My son did this when he was getting his molars. It lasted several months as he experimented with his new teeth - he did it during the day and at night. I just ignored it and eventually he stopped. Once he got used to the new teeth in his mouth and they weren't a novelty anymore - and he didn't get attention for grinding, the grinding went away.

J.

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my girls both do this the noise is horable it is like fingernails on a chalkboard. I talked to our pedatric dentist and the same advice was they will grow out of it and it isnot hurting ther baby teath. Also i did this as a child and she said it is heretaory.

Hi J., I recommend that you talk to a peds Dentist! We take our girls to Dentistry for Kids in Monroeville, but they do have 3 other offices. They are great with kids and age 2 is a great time to start with dentist meet and greets! Good luck.

My youngest did that. He is now six and very rarely grinds his teeth. When I asked his pediatric dentist about it, just as everyone else has advised, they grow out of it. He did say one benefit was that grinding would actually help to strengthen the jaw bone. As long as your son hasn't been traumatized he should be find. We just had to keep an eye out for broken or chipped teeth, which didn't happen.

Take care,
B.

My daughter also used to do this. It was so loud that it would wake me at night. I talked to her pediatric dentist & she said she was not damaging her teeth. She eventually stopped doing it. I don't have any tricks for stopping it but if it makes you feel better mention it to the dentist.

Apparently, teeth grinding is very common in toddlers and usually a passing phase. My son (5) still sometimes grinds.

my son is nine and still grinds his teeth. not every night but enough that I notice it.

my daughter, also. as long as she wasn't having jaw pain during the day AND as long as there were no other signs that something emotional was going on (no one was abusing her... etc)we let it go. she out grew it.

When my son was 3...he used to climb in bed with us in the middle of the night, fall back to sleep, and grind his teeth. I mentioned it to his dentist who said the problem was that we did't put him back in his own bed (because then we wouldn't be able to hear him)!!!! He said many kids do this...and not to worry unless he still did it when his permanent teeth came in (and he didn't) and then he would make him a mouth guard.