What's the reason for children grinding their teeth at night?

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I believe many mothers have this experience. When they are sleeping soundly in the middle of the night, they hear the baby's "creak, creak" grinding teeth. At this time, many mothers will suddenly be nervous, and they don't know whether the child is sleepwalking or any other disease. If you encounter such a situation, please don't worry, the following small make-up to give you an analysis of the reasons why children grind their teeth at night?

What's the reason for children grinding their teeth at night?

Intestinal parasites, if the baby's intestinal Ascaris or pinworm, will cause molars at night. Ascaris lumbricoides will secrete toxins in the baby's body, causing indigestion and abdominal pain, making the baby restless when sleeping, causing molars; Pinworm will come out when the baby is asleep, crawling out from the baby's anus, causing anal pruritus, so that the baby can not sleep safely, causing molars. Parents should timely give the baby insect, usually let the baby develop a good habit of health.

Gastrointestinal digestive dysfunction if the baby has too much dinner, or eat something not easy to digest before going to bed, causing gastrointestinal burden, forcing the digestive system to work at night, so that the teeth do not consciously chew up, causing the phenomenon of grinding teeth at night. Parents should try to make some digestible food for the baby at dinner and before going to bed, and let the baby not eat too much. After eating, exercise, digest and go to bed.

Calcium deficiency in the body if the baby's body calcium and vitamin D, there will be nocturnal sleep, sweating, molar symptoms. Parents should timely supplement vitamin D and calcium to the baby, usually take the baby to bask in the sun, can also promote the absorption of calcium.

matters needing attention

Before sleeping, children should not be allowed to eat too much food. Don't go to sleep after eating for a long time. Let children have time to digest.