Teeth and cheek biting :-(?!
Question:
Teeth and cheek biting :-(?
I tend to clench my jaw and sometimes grind my teeth when I am stressed, but lately I have been clenching my jaw, and biting down on the sides of my tongue, and the insides of my cheek. I do this even when I am awake and I realize I am doing it but cannot stop. I have only noticed it for less than a week and I've never had this problem before. Any suggestions on what to do to stop? The sides of my tongue are in pain and I have sores that look like canker sores, and my throat is beginning to hurt. I notice that I do most of this biting down when I am swallowing. :-(
Answers:
Get a night guard from your dentist and wear it night AND day. If you try to get one from a drug store, etc., it will be very bulky and you will not want to wear it in the daytime, too.