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Jun 2020
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Bruxism: Grinding Your Teeth Is the Pits

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Researchers have noticed that as incidence of anger increases so too has teeth grinding, known clinically as bruxism. That’s a problem because when people grind their teeth, especially when they’re sleeping, they can wear them down to nubs.

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