8 mths old and grinding teeth.

[Macca79]

My DS is 8 months old and has been grinding his teeth for a while now. I checked with the CHN who said this is normal but I have noticed that he has chipped his front teeth in two places. They are only small chips but I am worried about it becoming a habit. DS has 7 teeth with more visible below the gum. I try to distract him and was giving him his dummy more often but I have since gotten rid of his dummies as he was getting really dependent on them. Any suggestions?

[Junglemum]

Sorry no suggestions, but just wanted to say my DD started grinding her teeth at about 8 months, she is now 14 months and does it on and off. I figure there is not alot i can do about it, so i don't make a big deal of it and hope she stops. And like you say, try and distract her with something else.
I have asked a few people about it and it seems pretty common.

You could always ask your dentist what their thoughts were....

[Arimeh]

I was told that they grind their teeth when they are getting more teeth through cos it helps with the pain ?

[queenbee]

sorry no advice here on how to stop it but my DD also grinded her teeth at 8 months old, lasted a month or so. is 11 months now and doesn't do it anymore

[YoYo]

My DS was grinding his teeth yesterday BAD...like he was putting loads of pressure on, so I can only assume it helps with pain.

[Macca79]

Thanks for the replies, I guess it is just 'one of those things' that they do.

[loulabelle]

Macca, Sam's doing the exact same thing.I actually came in here to start a thread on it.Must be something to do with teething and age.I can't stand the sound though!