When you hear the phrase “mouth guard,” you probably picture a football player charging across a pitch or a boxer in the ring ...

If you suffer from stress or anxiety, you may also suffer from jaw pain—the two often go hand in hand. The pain is caused by grinding your teeth or clenching your jaw during the day (and night), and ...

Chattering teeth – that rapid, sometimes noisy clack of your upper and lower teeth – is a minor, startling symptom that can ...

From the pandemic to the election, the past few months had many of us ready to pull our hair out. For some, this year has been downright jaw-clenching. Newswatch 16’s Ryan Leckey took a bite out of ...

Risk factors for bruxism include anxiety, stress and alcohol use. With the pandemic causing uncertainty, isolation and disruptions in routine, research has continued to show increases in far-reaching ...

If you notice your teeth are looking a little worn down, or you’re waking up with jaw pain after what should’ve been a night of restful sleep, have you considered whether you’re grinding your teeth?

At the end of a long day most people can’t wait to get home, peel off their jeans and unwind, but some of us have one part of our body that we just can’t relax: our jaw. For the last couple of years I ...

Along with everything else, COVID-19 is also creating problems with our teeth. That’s what dentists say after treating patients who are under stress during the pandemic and taking it out on their ...

When Dr. Priya Mistry asks people if they clench their jaws, they usually say no—yet she can see clear signs suggesting otherwise. So now, she words the question differently: Are they aware of their ...

I’ve been clenching my jaw since early March. The inclination to forcefully fuse my teeth together into a vice grip in times of elevated stress or anxiety is not exactly a new behavior for me (just ...