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Teeth grinding

post #1 of 10
6/10/10 at 5:43pm
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Since DS's top teeth have come in, he's constantly grinding his teeth. Anyone else? Will this stop eventually once the novelty of it goes away?
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post #2 of 10
6/10/10 at 6:07pm
My DS did this for about 2 weeks. . .I hated it! I think it was just a novelty thing though, he has stopped, hopefully for good.
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post #3 of 10
6/10/10 at 6:09pm
My kid did this as well...for over a month. But it stopped thank goodness!
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post #4 of 10
6/10/10 at 8:42pm
Been there done that...lasted about two weeks and it is was awful...all stopped now!
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post #5 of 10
6/10/10 at 11:41pm
I've been wondering this too. He's been doing it off and on for weeks now. He also likes chewing on my Kleen Kanteen... the bottom of it, not the spout. The noise is grating, and I worry for his teeth.
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post #6 of 10
6/10/10 at 11:52pm
Yes! DD is doing this though its subsiding somewhat. She never used a pacifier, but I offered one just to let her chew on it to help with the sound (it was making my skin crawl).
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post #7 of 10
6/11/10 at 12:10pm
My DS started grinding all the time once his first 4 teeth came in. My ped said to give him a pacifier, but DS doesn't do pacifiers, he thinks they're for chewing on and throwing on the floor. Fortunately, he's pretty much stopped grinding. It was like a 1 month fad for him, now he's mostly over it.
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post #8 of 10
6/11/10 at 5:09pm
we gave a pacifier just for chewing and they also make them for this too, you can find them at toys r us, with nubs and bumps...we used whatever would work. She chews on everything and rips things across the teeth too! But the grinding ended. We checked with our dentist about it and he said at this point it is normal and no need to worry. Apparently it harms my ears more than her teeth!
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post #9 of 10
6/11/10 at 7:46pm
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thanks for the responses and the tip about the pacifier. ironically, he used to take a pacifier and has recently started rejecting it. he has no interest in chewing on anything anymore, really.
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post #10 of 10
6/11/10 at 11:15pm
My son does it every time he's getting a new tooth. He seems to stop a couple days after the tooth comes in. Drives me nuts. He'll even do it in his sleep.

No additional suggestions, just sympathy!
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