TMJ is a common, convenient shorthand for jaw pain, but the correct term for the condition is temporomandibular disorder or TMD.Photograph: Iuliia Burmistrova/Getty Images It seems like all of my ...

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Many of us are under a lot of stress these days, and dentists see evidence of it in more and more patients. Clenching and grinding teeth, called bruxism, is on the rise, and it can cause big problems ...

Q. My granddaughter, age 3, grinds her teeth in her sleep. Is there a cause for this, or a remedy? A. Gritting or grinding teeth (the medical term for it is "bruxism") is fairly common among young ...

‘Teeth grinding, also known as bruxism, occurs both during the day (awake bruxism) and at night (sleep bruxism).’Composite: The Guardian/Getty Images How do you sleep at night? I don’t mean morally – ...