I grind and clench my teeth..what will happen to my teeth if I can't stop?

Question

Will they eventually fall out? or will they wear down? I try not to do it during the day but, I can't stop doing it at night? Someone told me my teeth will eventually fall out...what do you think will happen?

Answer 1

It will probably start hurtign when you eat your food. Hope you can clear that problem up soon.

Answer 2

Well I also do that, but I learned that if you sleep with your mouth open or press your jaw against your pillow. If those ideas don't work I don't know what will.So I suggest that you find a way because your teeth will fall out!

Answer 3

Your teeth will wear away and become more flat on top which is bad because then, you'll have more difficulty eating food.

Idk, to try to get rid of the habit, try chewing sugarless gum.

And it's important that it's sugarless cuz if it's not, it just adds to the cause.

Answer 4

i been doing so for 20 yrs hun it will make them super sensitive chew gum during the day it helps and get a sleep guard they range for 10 to 20 dollars i think at walmart but get one for ur height cause mine was a size to big and i had to cut it down to sleep comfortably

Answer 5

talk to your dentist, i used to do that when i was younger, then i just stopped. But if it continues it will wear down your teeth and eventually begin to chip. Then you wont have nice pretty teeth! Talk to your dentist they will help you out. Dont worry. Youll be fine.  

Answer 6

your teeth will wear away to be very very short.  There is not much you can do about it other than get a nightguard made by your dentist.  It is plastic and goes over your teeth so instead of your teeth wearing down the nightguard will gradually wear down instead and that alot better because nightguards are easy to replace but teeth are much harder.  Your teeth won't fall out, they will just look like little stubs over time