I'm a physioterapist and even if i didn't enter deep in the subject of tmj problems i strongly think that our mouth is literally designed to withstand that kind of forces.
First of all every part of our body can adapt to stimuli and stress, and so can our mouth during clenching.
About teeth wear, i HARDLY believe that a clenching of 30kgs without relative movement and distributed between at least 10 contact points can create some problems. Also it would be an obvious reinforcement for the masseter.
I think that clenching is not so different than chewing really hard food for hours.
So exactly why not clenching from time to time? Like 15 repetitions for 4 sets, 3 times /week like every other muscle
So exactly why not clenching from time to time? Like 15 repetitions for 4 sets, 3 times /week like every other muscle
Try it and you will see how overtime your teeth will start sinking inside their sockets, and you will end up with an overbite.
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I'm sorry but i would really love to know more about this, do you have some proof to show me? Also why hard chewing for hours every day would be different as a mechanical stress from biting down few times a week
OP, have at it if convinced.
Everyone else, please don't do this. Your bite may get deep and you may end up with a square face but a mandible too far back from the deepness of the bite. So your lower third will become weaker as a result. Worse if guy.
OP, have at it if convinced.
Everyone else, please don't do this. Your bite may get deep and you may end up with a square face but a mandible too far back from the deepness of the bite. So your lower third will become weaker as a result. Worse if guy.
so deep bite results in square face? Pretty sure both my jaws are recessed yet my face is very square and i have deep bite
I'm sorry but i would really love to know more about this, do you have some proof to show me? Also why hard chewing for hours every day would be different as a mechanical stress from biting down few times a week
Each action you perform with your jaws/teeth sends a different signal to the periodontal membrane. That's the soft tissue that sits inside your teeth sockets sandwiched between your teeth and alveolar ridge.
Chewing does not illicit the same effect on this membrane as holding the teeth down hard for a long period. In fact, you don't even have to hold them hard to get this problem. That's why orthodontists instruct their patients to never clench their teeth, plus to safeguard the tmj from overloading and the mastication muscles from straining.
You have to keep in mind that allot of the answers we provide on this forum come from direct discussions with orthodontist. Allot of it is too detailed or specific to be found in common media.
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