Author: Harmain Ashraf

Menopause and Oral Health: Symptoms, Causes, and Fixes That Work Menopause isn’t just hot flashes and sleep swings, it can change the way your mouth feels, tastes, and heals. If you’ve noticed a drier mouth, sore or bleeding gums, a strange burning feeling on your tongue, or teeth that seem to be moving again after…

7 Ways That Stress Can Affect Your Oral Health  (Teeth, Gums & TMJ) Stress doesn’t just live in your calendar or your shoulders. It shows up in your mouth—quietly at first (a tight jaw here, a dry mouth there) and then loudly (headaches, bleeding gums, sensitivity). This guide is a clean, original walkthrough of stress…

 5 Easy Ways to Clean Your Retainer Wearing a retainer is the quiet part of orthodontic treatment—the part that keeps your teeth from going back after braces. But retainers collect plaque, food film, and odors just like teeth do. If your retainer looks cloudy, smells “stale,” or feels slimy, it’s not you—it’s biofilm. The fix…

SSRI Teeth Grinding (Bruxism): Causes, Fixes & Safe Relief You started an antidepressant to feel steadier, and now your jaw feels like it worked a night shift. Morning stiffness, tender cheeks, tight temples, maybe a partner complaining about scraping noises at 2 a.m.—that cluster points to SSRI teeth grinding (also called SSRI bruxism). It’s not…

Gum Recession: Causes, Treatment, and  Plan That Actually Works Your teeth didn’t suddenly grow overnight—your gums stepped back. That’s what gum recession is: the gumline creeps downward (upper teeth) or upward (lower teeth) so more tooth and root show. It can feel scary, but you’re not powerless. With the right steps you can stop it…

Acupuncture for Bruxism: Relieve Teeth Grinding & Jaw Pain You can tell when the jaw has been on the night shift: you wake up with a tired face, your temples feel squeezed, and your teeth feel like they’ve been sparring. That pattern—point out towards grinding or clenching—is called bruxism. Mouth guards protect the enamel from…

Teeth and Jaw Pain During Pregnancy Pregnancy is wild. One day you’re googling baby names, the next day you’re googling “teeth pain during pregnancy” because your mouth suddenly decided to join the drama. A lot of expecting moms are surprised when their teeth, gums, or even jaw start hurting — because nobody really warns you…

Tongue Biting in Sleep: Causes & Solutions What Is Tongue Biting in Sleep? Tongue biting happens when it comes between teeth during jaw movement or teeth grinding (bruxism). I can range from a mild scratch to a deep cut, which causes bleeding and infection, and people wake up with a sore and swollen tongue. Sometimes…

10 Side Effects of Bruxism (Teeth Grinding) Severe Jaw pain, sensitivity and temple pain- why? The answer is simple and clear, you might be grinding or clenching teeth usually during sleep collectively called bruxism. It is not as simple as seen, ignoring it can cause serious health issues over time. While the habit can be…

Masseter Botox Vs Dental Mouth Guards For Bruxism (Teeth Grinding) Bruxism, clenching or teeth grinding, affects many people, especially during sleep and sometimes during focused daytime work. The good news: it’s highly manageable. A custom night mouth guard protects teeth and dental work, while Botox for bruxism calms overactive jaw muscles so your bite feels…