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What is grinding teeth?

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

It's where you move your teeth back and forth, grinding away the enamel that protects your teeth from harm. Some people have a problem with stress management, bite alignment or have a malformed jaw that can increase the probability of experiencing grinding of teeth, during the day or in sleep.

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