Bruxism is the habit of clenching, gnashing or grinding your teeth. Your teeth are not meant to be clenched and in contact all the time; they should only briefly touch each other when you swallow or chew.   When happening during sleep, bruxism is considered as a sleep-related disorder, and people who clench or grind their teeth during sleep ...

If so you could be grinding your teeth. Clenching and grinding, also know as bruxism, is often caused by stress and in many cases, although not all, it happens during the night while a person is asleep. It can cause severe damage to your teeth, jaw pain, earache and headaches. The problem is controlled by the muscles in your cheek that also hap...