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Bruxism (Teeth Grinding) – Symptoms & Causes

Insomnia

In addition to physical symptoms, bruxism can also trigger many mental issues such as depression, anxiety, and eating disorders. All of these conditions would contribute to the occurrence of insomnia, or difficulty falling asleep. Also, this problem can be caused by the sounds from your teeth when they are clenching and grinding. If these noises affect your sleeping partner, it would lead to many relationship problems. If left untreated for a long time, you would suffer from many other conditions resulted from insomnia. [3]