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As a sufferer of Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMJ - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporomandibular_joint_disorder http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporomandi
by eatmyshorts 15y ago
As a sufferer of Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMJ - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporomandibular_joint_disorder http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporomandibular_joint_disorde... ), I know that I, and many others, grind their teeth when under large amounts of stress. Could it be that my body has already adapted to the chewing motion as a mechanism for improving cognitive performance? (Due to stress, I grind my teeth, both when sleeping and when awake, which contributes to my suffering from TMJ)
- twstws 15y agoI occasionally grind my teeth at night, enough to give me migraines the next day. A doctor suggested gum as a remedy, and it seems to work. I guess his theory was that it worked the muscles enough to 'wear them out' by the time I went to bed. Whatever the reason, it suggests that we do get some benefit from exercising our jaw beyond eating. Maybe we evolved to eat tougher stuff than the typical modern diet.