For many people
jaw pain is secondary to
stress.
Stress is how the body reacts to
and handles harmful situations, but ongoing
stress can manifest in physical ways. Clenching teeth puts additional undo strain on the
jaw muscles
and increases the pressure on the
jaw joint.Another method of
reducing dental damage and
reducing stress-induced
pain is to wear a mouth guard at night. These guards
prevent your teeth from actually grinding against one another, and give them a softer pliable material to bite into if you are clenching your
jaw.
