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Your Password? Ask Dr. James Jacobs  My Toddler Grinds Her Teeth
at Night  Q: My daughter is 3 years old and grinds her teeth at
night while she is sleeping. Is this bad? She sleeps in her own
room now, but it's loud enough that my husband and I can
sometimes hear her grinding her teeth from outside the door.
Could this cause any long-term side effects even though her baby
teeth are going to fall out anyway? — Elvira, Texas  It is very
common for young children to grind their teeth at night. There
are several possible reasons why this is such a common problem
among kids: One notable factor related to teeth grinding in
children is the fact that teeth erupt in the mouth at different
times. Because of this, a child's bite, or the contact between
her upper and lower teeth, will not always be even. As the upper
and lower jaws come together when the child bites down, there
will be times when the teeth do not meet with the same amount of
pressure throug