Gritting your teeth is an unconscious response to being angry or stressed. If you do it a lot, you might have bruxism.
Bruxism (noun, “BRUHKS-ism”)
This is a condition in which someone unconsciously and excessively grinds their teeth or clenches their jaw. It’s often a response to stress. Between 22 and 31 percent of people do this during the day. Another 12 percent do it in their sleep. Many people clench their jaw or grind their teeth with no problems. But for those with bruxism, the condition can cause headaches or even tooth damage.
In a sentence
Teens decided to detect bruxism by measuring how much a person clenches their jaw muscles.
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bruxism A medical condition whose symptoms include excessive jaw clenching and teeth grinding. There are two main types of the condition. People with “awake bruxism” unconsciously clench their jaw muscles during the day. Those with “sleep bruxism” clench and grind their teeth at night, sometimes so strongly that they can crack a tooth.
stress (in biology) A factor, such as unusual temperatures, moisture or pollution, that affects the health of a species or ecosystem. (in psychology) A mental, physical, emotional, or behavioral reaction to an event or circumstance, or stressor, that disturbs a person or animal’s usual state of being or places increased demands on a person or animal; psychological stress can be either positive or negative. (in physics) Pressure or tension exerted on a material object.
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