Grinding and gnashing of teeth!!

Oh my goodness my mother grinds her teeth ALL DAY LONG!!!! Some times it is so loud that I have to close the door to her room! She developed this last year once she became bed ridden. At first I thought she did it out of distress, which I guess is true, but in speaking with doctor’s they say this is something that Can developed with Alzheimer patients. Some days she good ,no grinding, then other days It’s all day long. I worry about her teeth will she grind them down to the nerve ..then that will be another issues to contend with!

She doesn’t have a problem with eating for now but this grinding business is getting on my nerves!

Published by lagail41

Retired military officer who began the journey of caregiving in 2009 when my mother came to live with me in Hawaii. At the time either one of us knew she had Alzheimer’s and that I would be her primary caregiver.

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