Guest guest Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 Hi Lizzy's Grandma, There are a number of possibilities here. Some vitamin and mineral deficiencies can cause bruxism (teeth grinding). Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid), calcium and magnesium are most common. You can try supplementing these. Another common cause of bruxism is parasites, usually pinworms. You can easily have her checked for this and then do an herbal parasite cleanse if necessary, rather than harsh drugs. These should help with the biting as well. Take care, 's mom > Hi everyone, > > My 3.5 year old grand daughter is grinding her teeth. We noticed she > does it when she get excited but now it seems to be escalating. She is > also trying to bite while she is in class when she is being pushed to > do activites she does not want to do. Does anyone have any idea > what is > causing this behaviour. > > Thanks, > Lizzy's grandma > > > > Autism_in_Girls-subscribe > ------------------------ > Autism_in_Girls-unsubscribe > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 Hi Lizzy's Grandma, There are a number of possibilities here. Some vitamin and mineral deficiencies can cause bruxism (teeth grinding). Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid), calcium and magnesium are most common. You can try supplementing these. Another common cause of bruxism is parasites, usually pinworms. You can easily have her checked for this and then do an herbal parasite cleanse if necessary, rather than harsh drugs. These should help with the biting as well. Take care, 's mom > Hi everyone, > > My 3.5 year old grand daughter is grinding her teeth. We noticed she > does it when she get excited but now it seems to be escalating. She is > also trying to bite while she is in class when she is being pushed to > do activites she does not want to do. Does anyone have any idea > what is > causing this behaviour. > > Thanks, > Lizzy's grandma > > > > Autism_in_Girls-subscribe > ------------------------ > Autism_in_Girls-unsubscribe > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 My child does it too, I don't know what causes it...it is annoying.. mry_yp wrote: Hi everyone, My 3.5 year old grand daughter is grinding her teeth. We noticed she does it when she get excited but now it seems to be escalating. She is also trying to bite while she is in class when she is being pushed to do activites she does not want to do. Does anyone have any idea what is causing this behaviour. Thanks, Lizzy's grandma __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 My child does it too, I don't know what causes it...it is annoying.. mry_yp wrote: Hi everyone, My 3.5 year old grand daughter is grinding her teeth. We noticed she does it when she get excited but now it seems to be escalating. She is also trying to bite while she is in class when she is being pushed to do activites she does not want to do. Does anyone have any idea what is causing this behaviour. Thanks, Lizzy's grandma __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 Does she have Sensory Integration Dysfunction? Maybe this is a sensory need that needs to be addressed. Our daughter went through this for a while, she would also chew and lick things - anything! She did eventually stop. We provided chewing gum for her and chewy tubes in the classroom to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 Does she have Sensory Integration Dysfunction? Maybe this is a sensory need that needs to be addressed. Our daughter went through this for a while, she would also chew and lick things - anything! She did eventually stop. We provided chewing gum for her and chewy tubes in the classroom to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 My daughter, who also grinds her teeth, chews and licks anything...and also mouths anything...I know she has Sensory Integration Dysfunction,but I have been working with her for some time...she is getting better on sticking objects in mouth...but still grinds and licks, and bites. " dlwyrick@... " wrote: Does she have Sensory Integration Dysfunction? Maybe this is a sensory need that needs to be addressed. Our daughter went through this for a while, she would also chew and lick things - anything! She did eventually stop. We provided chewing gum for her and chewy tubes in the classroom to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 My daughter, who also grinds her teeth, chews and licks anything...and also mouths anything...I know she has Sensory Integration Dysfunction,but I have been working with her for some time...she is getting better on sticking objects in mouth...but still grinds and licks, and bites. " dlwyrick@... " wrote: Does she have Sensory Integration Dysfunction? Maybe this is a sensory need that needs to be addressed. Our daughter went through this for a while, she would also chew and lick things - anything! She did eventually stop. We provided chewing gum for her and chewy tubes in the classroom to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 My daughter who is 11 has ground her teeth since she was a preschooler. She did that only when she was focusing on fine-motor skills, such as writing, drawing, manipulating a computer mouse, playing with her Nintendo DS, zipping/buttoning up a jacket, lining up objects, etc. Any fine-motor activities are taxing to her, so she grinds her teeth in order to focus and maybe out of anxiety. She does not do that when her gross-motor is involved such as running, swimming, climbing, dancing, etc. We were of course very concerned because she was wearing down the teeth enamel. Having her chew gum helped somewhat while she had to do a lot of writing at school. Now that she is done with her first phase of orthodontic work and wearing a retainer, it has reduced her teeth grinding significantly. A lot to do with her getting more skilled at various fine-motor skill activities, I think. Her neurologist also put her on citalopram (Celexa) 5 mg a day for anxiety and occasional teariness. That has worked well for her. Thanks, Kai Re: Teeth Grinding My child does it too, I don't know what causes it...it is annoying.. mry_yp wrote: Hi everyone, My 3.5 year old grand daughter is grinding her teeth. We noticed she does it when she get excited but now it seems to be escalating. She is also trying to bite while she is in class when she is being pushed to do activites she does not want to do. Does anyone have any idea what is causing this behaviour. Thanks, Lizzy's grandma __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 My daughter who is 11 has ground her teeth since she was a preschooler. She did that only when she was focusing on fine-motor skills, such as writing, drawing, manipulating a computer mouse, playing with her Nintendo DS, zipping/buttoning up a jacket, lining up objects, etc. Any fine-motor activities are taxing to her, so she grinds her teeth in order to focus and maybe out of anxiety. She does not do that when her gross-motor is involved such as running, swimming, climbing, dancing, etc. We were of course very concerned because she was wearing down the teeth enamel. Having her chew gum helped somewhat while she had to do a lot of writing at school. Now that she is done with her first phase of orthodontic work and wearing a retainer, it has reduced her teeth grinding significantly. A lot to do with her getting more skilled at various fine-motor skill activities, I think. Her neurologist also put her on citalopram (Celexa) 5 mg a day for anxiety and occasional teariness. That has worked well for her. Thanks, Kai Re: Teeth Grinding My child does it too, I don't know what causes it...it is annoying.. mry_yp wrote: Hi everyone, My 3.5 year old grand daughter is grinding her teeth. We noticed she does it when she get excited but now it seems to be escalating. She is also trying to bite while she is in class when she is being pushed to do activites she does not want to do. Does anyone have any idea what is causing this behaviour. Thanks, Lizzy's grandma __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 Thanks...It has actually gotten better since putting her on GFCF diet and her suppliments...but it was really bad before, now its just bad..lol..it drives me crazy in the car she sits right behind me and all I can hear is her grinding her teeth..someone else suggested zinc, so I am gonna go with that and see if I get anymore improvement.. > > > > AAHHH!..I can't stand it.Ava grinds her teeth alot, I think it is a > > stim but how can I get her to stop? Not only does it creap me out to > > hear it, her teeth are not looking so good.She is 2 and non verbal..Is > > there anything I can give her to help? > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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