THE CLENCHING CHRONICLES
Unconscious Jaw Clenching: Why You Never Feel It Happen
Jaw Clenching & Grinding
About this episode
Unconscious jaw clenching is jaw muscle activity that happens when your attention is elsewhere, which is why most people never notice it. In Episode 2 of Jaw Awareness, Randy Clare explains what your jaw is actually doing when you clench, the four reasons it stays below your radar, and a simple way to start noticing it today.
You'll learn:
Why the 2018 international consensus calls bruxism a behavior, not a disorder
How to find your masseter and temporalis muscles with your own fingers
The 4 reasons you can't feel yourself clenching: it's quiet, it's light, your brain tunes it out, and your attention is busy
What one study found when people were asked at random moments, "What is your jaw doing right now?"
Why noticing is not diagnosing, and how a pattern helps your dentist
A 3-moment daily check-in: Notice. Release. Reset.
Lips together. Teeth apart. Jaw at rest.
📖 Read the companion article: https://clenchalert.com/blogs/clencha...
▶️ Episode 1, Why stress lands in your jaw: • Does Stress Cause Jaw Clenching? The Scien...
🔔 Next episode: biofeedback and how wearables help us notice what we can't see
If you notice worn or chipped teeth, jaw pain, headaches around your temples, or clicking and popping, talk with a dentist, physician, orofacial pain specialist, physical therapist, or sleep specialist.
Disclosure: Randy Clare is part of the team behind ClenchAlert®.
ClenchAlert® is intended for general wellness, self-awareness, and educational support only. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, mitigate, or prevent bruxism, TMJ disorders, headaches, tooth damage, sleep disorders, or any medical or dental condition. For daytime awareness practice only. Not a medical or dental treatment.
Sources:
Lobbezoo F, et al. J Oral Rehabil. 2018;45(11):837-844.
Zani A, et al. J Oral Rehabil. 2018.
You'll learn:
Why the 2018 international consensus calls bruxism a behavior, not a disorder
How to find your masseter and temporalis muscles with your own fingers
The 4 reasons you can't feel yourself clenching: it's quiet, it's light, your brain tunes it out, and your attention is busy
What one study found when people were asked at random moments, "What is your jaw doing right now?"
Why noticing is not diagnosing, and how a pattern helps your dentist
A 3-moment daily check-in: Notice. Release. Reset.
Lips together. Teeth apart. Jaw at rest.
📖 Read the companion article: https://clenchalert.com/blogs/clencha...
▶️ Episode 1, Why stress lands in your jaw: • Does Stress Cause Jaw Clenching? The Scien...
🔔 Next episode: biofeedback and how wearables help us notice what we can't see
If you notice worn or chipped teeth, jaw pain, headaches around your temples, or clicking and popping, talk with a dentist, physician, orofacial pain specialist, physical therapist, or sleep specialist.
Disclosure: Randy Clare is part of the team behind ClenchAlert®.
ClenchAlert® is intended for general wellness, self-awareness, and educational support only. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, mitigate, or prevent bruxism, TMJ disorders, headaches, tooth damage, sleep disorders, or any medical or dental condition. For daytime awareness practice only. Not a medical or dental treatment.
Sources:
Lobbezoo F, et al. J Oral Rehabil. 2018;45(11):837-844.
Zani A, et al. J Oral Rehabil. 2018.
