{"id":109,"date":"2024-12-18T15:56:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T15:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.braceshouston.com\/blog\/?p=109"},"modified":"2025-08-27T16:01:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T16:01:19","slug":"why-does-my-jaw-hurt-when-i-wake-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.braceshouston.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/18\/why-does-my-jaw-hurt-when-i-wake-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Does My Jaw Hurt When I Wake Up?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When you wake up each morning, you should feel refreshed and ready to handle whatever the day throws at you. Unfortunately, there are a lot of factors that can interfere with good mornings. For example, you might find that your jaw always hurts<\/a> when you wake up. What can cause this issue, and is there anything you can do about it? This blog post provides some helpful information.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Teeth Grinding and Morning Jaw Soreness <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bruxism, also known as teeth grinding and clenching, is one of the most common causes of morning jaw soreness. Many people engage in it during sleep, so they are totally unaware of what they are doing!  Unfortunately, bruxism puts a lot of stress on your teeth, facial muscles, and jaw.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your partner has noticed grinding sounds coming from you at night, you might be bruxing! Other signs that you are afflicted by this problem include: <\/p>\n\n\n\n