Does someone grinding their teeth while sleeping mean they are not sleeping well?

Maybe: The clinical term for grinding teeth at night is buxism. Obviously if one is having motor movements instead of normal sleep paralysis there is some interference of normal sleep. More importantly is that this can cause dental problems and facial pain. This should be discussed with your dentist. Believe it or not behavioral treatments can be used. There is even a field of behavioral dentistry.

Grinding can disturb: Sleep can be disturbed by grinding. One theory is that anxiety spills over and results in tooth grinding.

Sometimes it can!: The habit of grinding ones teeth at night is frequently associated with stress, and also with the brains dependance on endorphins. It can be predisposed by having misaligned teeth that do not fit together well. The teeth can be badly damaged by this process. Oddly enough some people wake up after a night of grinding and feel completely refreshed. The rest of the household are sleep deprived. Dr. Neil mcleod dds dentistry that lasts - quality that counts.