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Grinding your teeth at night

Though more research is still needed, some practitioners observe that parasitic infections may be linked to teeth grinding—especially in children. While this is often due to stress, when paired with other symptoms, it’s worth looking into. 🩺 Why it happens: While researchers haven’t nailed down a cause-and-effect link just yet, the overlap is hard to ignore.

Experts in both dentistry and gastroenterology are leaning toward one theory—intestinal worms might be messing with the brain through the vagus nerve, which links the gut and the mind. The result? The brain may be sounding an alarm through an unusual symptom: bruxism.