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Wake up in he middle of the night finding myself clenching my teeth, so could that be why i'm experiencing pain in the mornings?

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Dr. Jeffrey Bassman answered

Specializes in Dentistry

Definitely: A better term for clenching at night is grinding. I would see a dentist and/or TMJ specialist to possibly make a mouthpiece and to try and correct your grinding.

Answered 6/10/2014

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