Treatment for children with TMD, facial pain, and tooth grinding are often quite similar to treatment of children with OSA. This is because the two are so intimately related and often coexistent.
The good news is that tooth grinding in children can be managed, and in some cases, cured or prevented! Because children are still growing, their structure can be directed for optimal developmental orthopedically. Dr. Klauer is trained in dental sleep medicine and structural, skeletal development. He can evaluate and determine the cause of your child’s sleep problems and provide treatment.