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  • Encourage patient to recognise and understand problem and work at overcoming it

  • Practise keeping teeth apart

  • Slowly munch an apple before retiring

  • Practise relaxation techniques, incl. meditation, before retiring (bruxism is related to stress)

  • Place a hot face towel against the sides of the face before retiring to achieve relaxation

  • If this fails and bruxism is socially unacceptable during the night, use a mouthguard

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