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Teeth grinding

Elsie77

Hello,

my son has recently been diagnosed with autism. He is 7. He has been grinding his teeth in his sleep since he was very little. The dentist assured me he would grow out of it (pre-diagnosis) but he now has some of his big teeth and I am really worried about him doing permanent damage. 

Does anyone have experience of this/any tips on how to help him? I was told by our dentist that he is too young for night mouth guards because he is growing still and his adult teeth are still coming through so a guard could be damaging.

Thank you 

  • in reply to Turbokevster85

    Hey never ever say that! define normal? Maybe the "normal" people are not normal. Autism is amazing and fascinating and i learn everyday from my son :) you are a beautiful human with a beautiful brain. The world needs autistic perceptions! Look at all albert Einstein! he had aspergers and hes one of the most intelligent men in history .Also the steven guy who flew up in a helicopter for 5 mins and managed to remember every detail and draw the city to a t. Can any of your friends do that? My son can remember dates and when certain things happen on that day....he can look at a book for a minute and remember a whole paragraph! which makes me feel stupid lol  Be proud of who you are and never wish you was not autistic! you are amazing and the devine created you the way you are to fit perfectly into his picture . peace and love x

  • You can download a booklet about oral health for children from the NAS website which includes advice about teeth grinding.  You can find it here: www.autism.org.uk/.../oral-health.aspx

    Kerri-Mod

  • I was diagnosed two years ago, i am now 51. I have managed to grind and "chew" my way through 2 normal tooth guards and now just started a hole in my 3rd extra thick guard. Sometimes i take a night without wearing it, but most nights suffer this, and wake up with "sore" teeth so know i have been grinding away in my sleep. It is interesting to see this is yet another aspect of autism? I have multiple crowns through the damage of grinding. I was only given a guard 5yrs ago.

  • I teeth grind and especially when stressed. I got a mouthguard to wear at night from max facial at the hospital. I hate it, I have chipped my teeth I do it so much. I am 50!!

  • If we all 'normal' the world would be a very, very boring place. And what is 'normal' anyway!

  • Am 47 and still grind my teeth. My dentist suggested a teeth gum guard to wear at night but hated the idea of it as such so never went further.  My teeth are reasonably healthy.  I am lucky in that I don't share my life with anyone ie, don't have a partner so they don't share a bed/bedroom with me. It may be more difficult if had.  I could see he might have problems there when he is older.  I don't know if dentists make teeth guards for children but might be worthwhile for that reason as if he learns to sleep with it from a young age then he accept it easier may be.....

  • Hello Turbokeyster85. You are normal, all AS people ARE normal. Autism is it's own normality, it's just a very different normality from the one that most people live in. We're not telling you there's something wrong with you, they are.

    I'm sorry to hear that you're ashamed of yourself, because I'm autistic and I have nothing to be shamed by. Other people should be ashamed of themselves for the way they treat me, but that's their problem, not mine.

    My best suggestion is that instead of being hurt and ashamed and wanting to be someone else, that you spend time with us learning that you're you, it's OK to be you, and that being on the spectrum can be very rewarding. You have qualities that 'normal' people don't have, but that all normal AS people do. Let's find them, together so you learn how to deal with it. How about it?

  • Hey recently been diagnosed with autism. i didnt ask for it. im a shamned of it. and i dont qiute really no how to deal with it. so i sighned up for thai boxing lessons to get all that anger and negativity i have out of me in a healthy way. but still it tugs and pulls on me like its yanking me down. all my friends are normal and im not. and i just wanna be normal. i wish i didnt have autism. :(