Teeth clenching

Hi
I have health anxiety and have been on the mend for about 3 months after a bad year long spell of anxiety and i can say my teeth have really suffered one faitality and defo needing a few fillings but ofcourse i am afraid of the dentist lol, there realy is not anything you can do to control this unless you are willing to be hypnotised and many anxious people are not able to be they are to tuned in and switched on to relax enough to fall under.
I find although the teeth grinding is when im asleep, during the day i dont grind my teeth but my jaw is locked and is always tense i also teeth chatter when im nervous.. i would definetly advise you to take 5 mins a few times a day to focus on relaxing your jaw do a couple of pretend yawns swing it from side to side a few times, a head massage is great it relaxes your full head and face you will definetly not be chenching after that.
I also use an anti bacterial mouthwash a few times a day to try and keep my gums strong when my anxiety was realy bad my front teeth felt realy soft as if they were about to go wobbely but the mouthwash helped alot. its called corsodol
Jenna
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Hi,

This link may be helpful...lots of good coping skills for relieving overall stress levels, which may help...even in your sleep.:)

http://www.stress-relief-exercises.com/progressive_muscle_relaxation.html

Hope this improves for you!

S.C.