Patient's question:
Too tired from playing during the day, too nervous. But the child keeps grinding his teeth at night. Please ask the doctor for good advice.Doctor's answer:
Children sometimes grind their teeth unconsciously during sleep. This phenomenon usually occurs when falling asleep after a full meal or excessive excitement. After a full meal, a large amount of undigested food accumulates in the gastrointestinal tract, causing the child's entire digestive system to continue working even after falling asleep. This continuous activity in the body's digestion and absorption drives the chewing muscles, leading to grinding teeth during sleep. Additionally, grinding teeth can also occur in children during sleep after being overly excited.Besides these reasons, if a child frequently grinds their teeth, parasitic diseases and rickets can also be causes. Hookworm is a parasitic worm that lives in the human intestine. While absorbing nutrients, it also secretes toxins that stimulate the intestinal wall, causing symptoms such as abdominal pain, restlessness, and nighttime grinding of teeth.