People who are stressed are more likely to grind their teeth in their sleep—clenching, and working their jaws throughout the night, slowly wearing teeth smooth or even chipping them, and awakening with headaches and muscle tension. Yet, according to new research published last week in the journal, it’s not solely feeling stressed, but rather how individuals cope with stress, that may make them more likely to grind the night away. A study published last week in the journal Head & Face Medicine suggests that people who tend to cope with stress by, well, attempting to escape or ignore their problems, are more likely to process that stress by grinding.
