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Autism and teeth clenching (bruxism)
Believe it or not, teeth clenching and grinding (bruxism) is a common autistic behavior.
According to an article shared in a dental journal...
"The most frequent oral findings among autistic patients are bruxism (teeth clenching or grinding), self-inflicted oral lesions, and malocclusions."
When I first discovered this my mind was completely blown. Especially the part about self-inflicted oral lesions (I chew the insides of my mouth and cheeks constantly and have done it all my life )
Of course, teeth clenching and the rest can be due to other things... this post is just saying that they are extremely common in autistic individuals.
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