Is bruxism ever cured? my dentist told me i'm grinding my teeth and will need a night guard. once diagnosed with bruxism, is it something that i'll have for the rest of my life, or does it ever go away?

Dr : Dr mcleod has given you good advice. Since you are grinding at night and it is not voluntary, the guard is needed to protect your teeth from one another. Even people without anxiety or stress grind their teeth, so i don't know if will ever resolve itself. As long as you do not have TMJ pain, the guard will protect you. So many worse things that could be problematic.

Bruxism : Bruxism is the internalization of stress relieved by the clenching of the muscles controlling the jaw. These muscles are extremely powerful, and can generate a force approaching a ton per square inch. 10 - 16 minutes of clenching will release endorphins which please the brain. So bruxism is a way of releasing pleasing chemicals when we are uptight. So is bruxism ever cured. Not realy and rarely. It is hard to stop people form clenching. Will it go away, may be! dr neil mcleod dds dentistry thant lats - quality that counts.

Depends: It depends on what is causing your bruxism. If it is a subconscious release of significant daily stress that has reduced, then it indeed may stop. If it is caused by poor occlusion (how your teeth bite together) then, unless changes are made, you will continue to clench or grind your teeth. See your dentist for an evaluation and treatment.

Good question: There are many reasons for bruxism, it can be from stress or from a bad -parafunctional malocclusion bite problem, or from bad dreams, airway issues, --- you even brux, clench when you do weight lifting at the gym... There are so many factors... Just remember attrition, if a river can carve the grand canyon, your teeth will definitely wear away in time without protection.