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[rach]

I was just wondering if anyone has had the same problem my 7 month old little boy has his two bottom teeth and the two top two just pushed through he is grinding them together really bad it sounds terrible i give him teethers and heaps of things to chew on but he still does it could it be bad for his teeth?:)

[Jenn]

My dentist has reassured me it's normal for children up to 5-8 years old to grind their teeth. They believe they grind them to relieve the pressure in their jaw/mouth as new teeth are coming in. He said not to worry about damage unless they continue after they have adult teeth.

[lucky]

ugghh my ten month old does this too, its horrible!!
must be the worst sound ever!!! :eek:

[Merla]

Yep, mine did it too! She got bored of it, but in the mean time I gave her a rusk or cracker to chew on instead :)

[rach]

Oh good thanks girls that is very reassuring i was a bit concerned :)