Practical exercises against grinding and clenching teeth

The exercises that you can do at home against bruxism-induced jaw pain and tooth fractures, which are the teeth clenching behavior that we often do without realizing it, are provided by Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Specialist Asst. Assoc. Dr. Gamze Şenbursa talked about Pudra.com readers.

Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Specialist Assist. Assoc. Dr. Gamze Şenbursa told Pudra.com readers about the easy exercises that you can do at home against the problem of teeth clenching.

If you also think that you are clenching your teeth, if you wake up with jaw and headache in the morning and the people around you say that you are grinding your teeth, you can relax with easy exercises that you can apply anywhere I recommend.

Masseter and temporalis muscles, which are our masticatory muscles, play the most active role in bruxism. To find the location of these muscles, clenched your teeth and bring your hands together on both sides, first to your chin and then to your temples. If you feel stiffness, it means you have found these two muscles.

1st workout:

Under the skin, there is a structure called the fascia near the surface. Loosening your fascia will increase your circulation and relax your problem area. You can loosen your fascia with an easy massage method. Place both hands on your masseter muscle in your chin area. Gently apply moderate pressure to the temples and come out straight. End the massage by turning back over your ear. You can apply this massage in 3 sets of 5 repetitions every day.

exercise 2

It is a type of regional exercise that you will do after you loosen your fascia. Put both hands on your chin area, clenched your teeth, apply moderate pressure to the area where you feel too much stiffness for 5 seconds. Then relax. You can do this workout every day in 3 sets of 5 repetitions per day.

These two basic exercises will relax your chewing muscles and increase circulation in your face area.