Concerns We Treat
Jaw Clenching & Tension
A jaw that clenches or grinds, often through sleep or stress, leaving the muscle tight and the morning sore.
A jaw that clenches or grinds, often through sleep or stress, leaving the muscle tight and the morning sore.
Jaw clenching and the tension that comes with it, often called TMJ trouble or bruxism, is the habit of clenching or grinding the teeth, usually through sleep or stress. It leaves the jaw muscles tight and sore, the morning stiff, and over time wears the teeth and can ache through the temple and head.
A relaxer placed into the masseter eases the strength of the clench, relieving the tension and protecting the teeth, while often slimming a jaw the clenching has widened.
Treatment suits the patient who clenches or grinds, with a tight or sore jaw, morning headaches, or worn teeth, and who would welcome relief while managing the underlying habit. It pairs naturally with slimming of a jaw the clenching has widened.
Clenching and grinding are usually driven by stress, by sleep, or by the bite itself, and the masseter, the powerful muscle that closes the jaw, bears the force. Held tense night after night, it stays tight and sore, refers ache to the temple and head, and grows stronger and broader with the constant work.
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Clenching often tracks with periods of stress and can come and go across life, though for many it is a steady nightly habit. Untreated, the strain wears the teeth and keeps the muscle strong and broad. Treatment eases it over a course of sessions, and is maintained while the habit persists.
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