BRUXISM- Ayurvedic Treatment, Diet, Exercises, Yoga & Pranayama

Bruxism- Ayurvedic Treatment is based on the Vata vyadhi line of treatment and it’s purely herbal and comprises diet and lifestyle modifications. Bruxism is the excessive grinding of the teeth or clenching of the jaw.

  • SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
  • CAUSES
  • PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
  • DIAGNOSIS
  • TREATMENTS
  • PROGNOSIS
  • COMPLICATIONS
  • BRUXISM AND AYURVEDA
  • NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF BRUXISM
  • PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF BRUXISM
  • SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF BRUXISM
  • LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF BRUXISM
  • AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF BRUXISM
  • CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC FOR BRUXISM
  • AYURVEDIC LOCAL TREATMENT
  • AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT
  • AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT
  • COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR BRUXISM
  • HOME REMEDIES FOR BRUXISM
  • DIET AND BEHAVIOUR
  • YOGA FOR BRUXISM

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF BRUXISM

  • Toothache
  • Increased tooth sensitivity
  • Broken tooth
  • Teeth grinding during sleep causes disturbed sleep
  • Clenching of jaw

CAUSES OF BRUXISM

  • Le stress
  • Anxiété
  • More common in young children
  • As a personality type
  • Certain psychiatric medications

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF BRUXISM

Due to the above-mentioned causes, excessive grinding of teeth or clenching of the jaw occurs. Excess grinding teeth leads to increased sensitivity and teeth damage also results in jaw pain.

DIAGNOSIS OF BRUXISM

  • Proper history taking
  • Examination of the oral cavity
  • Dental X-ray
  • Laboratory investigations to find out underlying pathology

 TREATMENTS FOR BRUXISM

  • Behavioural changes
  • Treatment for the damaged tooth
  • Treatment of underlying pathology

PROGNOSIS OF BRUXISM

The prognosis is based on the cause of bruxism, duration, and condition of the patient

COMPLICATIONS OF BRUXISM

  • Tooth damage
  • Tooth loss
  • Temporomandibular joint diseases
  • BRUXISM AND AYURVEDA
  • In Ayurveda, bruxism is managed based on mukha roga ( danda roga) chikilsa

NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF BRUXISM

  • Excess consumption of ununctuous, dry, acrid food
  • Persons with vata prakriti (vatika constitution)
  • Manasika nidana (stress, anxiety)

PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF BRUXISM

Teeth grinding during day and night

SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF BRUXISM

Vata, pitta and kapha dosha move through all channels of circulation.

Due to the subtle nature of vata it impels the remaining two doshas. The aggravated vata having provoked these two doshas, exacerbated and fills up the empty channels and moves greatly inside them or by getting enveloped by the other doshas. The aggravated vata resides in the oral cavity and teeth produce danda rogas.

LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF BRUXISM

  • Danda sula – toothache
  • Clenched jaw (hanu)

AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF BRUXISM

Sadhya – Curable

CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR BRUXISM

  • Ayurvedic local treatment for bruxism
  • Svedam – local fermentation
  • Pain-relieving lepa application (pratisarana)
  • Gandusha and kavala – gargling
  • Dandadhavana – tooth cleaning

AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR BRUXISM

 AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR BRUXISM

NASYA-Ksheerabala, anutaila, shadbindu taila

COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR BRUXISM

Administration interne

  • Punarnavadi kashayam
  • Guduchyadi kashayam
  • Triphala guggulu

HOME REMEDIES FOR BRUXISM

  • Heat application on the affected area by cotton dipped in hot water
  • Gargling with warm water mixed with salt

DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR BRUXISM

  • Avoid food items that produce dosha imbalance like cold and dry food, hard to digest.
  • Because dosha imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
  • Consume easily digestible food items Clean the mouth properly after food
  • Brushing two times a day

YOGA FOR BRUXISM

Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – calms the mind and gets relief from aches and pains

Le patient doit être assis dans une position méditative, la tête et la colonne vertébrale droites, et le corps détendu. Le patient doit fermer une narine (par exemple la narine gauche s'il utilise la main droite et vice versa) avec le pouce et expirer complètement par l'autre narine. Il devra à nouveau inspirer profondément par l'autre narine tout en continuant à fermer la narine opposée avec le pouce.

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