If you notice your teeth are looking a little worn down, or you’re waking up with jaw pain after what should’ve been a night of restful sleep, have you considered whether you’re grinding your teeth?

If you wake up with a headache, sore jaw muscles or achy teeth, you might be grinding your teeth at night or clenching your jaw. The condition — bruxism — is surprisingly common, experts say. Without ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Many of us are under a lot of stress these days, and dentists see evidence of it in more and more patients. Clenching and grinding teeth, called Bruxism, is on the rise, and as ...

SEATTLE — Are you one of those people who wakes up with a sore jaw in the morning? It could be a sign that you are grinding or clenching your teeth at night, and these days, you are not alone.

Sarah Stovall, a junior at Albion College and a Grosse Pointe native, knows all about stress, from juggling college, exams and her job. She carries that stress in her teeth. Stovall is one of a ...

Medically reviewed by Brian T. Luong, DMD Key Takeaways Massaging your head and neck can help reduce pain from teeth grinding ...

Dear Doctor K: My wife tells me I grind my teeth at night. Could this explain why I often wake up with a headache? Dear Reader: Tooth grinding and clenching are symptomatic of a condition known as ...

If you're dealing with jaw, tooth, ear or head pain, especially in the morning, you may have sleep bruxism, which means you're grinding or clenching your teeth when you sleep. If you have a mild case, ...

If you suffer from stress or anxiety, you may also suffer from jaw pain—the two often go hand in hand. The pain is caused by grinding your teeth or clenching your jaw during the day (and night), and ...

Along with everything else, COVID-19 is also creating problems with our teeth. That’s what dentists say after treating patients who are under stress during the pandemic and taking it out on their ...