Question

Does a one-year-old baby’s frequent grinding teeth indicate a calcium deficiency?

Answer

Grinding teeth is generally believed to be related to the following factors:

  1. Intestinal parasites, particularly roundworms, which absorb human nutrition to survive, may cause grinding teeth at night.
  2. Overexertion or excessive excitement during the day, where children, tired from playing, fall asleep without their cerebral cortex fully rested, and some nerves remain excited, possibly leading to grinding teeth during sleep.
  3. Poor digestion of the stomach, due to stomach diseases or other reasons, where food is not effectively digested, may also cause grinding teeth.
  4. Issues with the occlusion relationship of the teeth. Doctor’s Inquiry: