Could jaw-clenching be responsible for your headaches?

Are you a teeth-grinder? Get your chops into the facts around bruxism

Overworked facial muscles, potentially exacerbated by chewing gum or biting nails, can make jaw tension worse. Picture: iStock

OUR bodies deal with stress in different ways, and to the list of subconscious afflictions that arise when we are anxious — insomnia, depression, weight loss, to name a few — we can add jaw clenching, or bruxism. 

It’s a condition in which you involuntarily grind, gnash, or clench your teeth, usually happening during sleep but sometimes while awake.