While eating, I accidentally bit my cheeks and beat them several times one after another. In severe cases, I even bite and bleeding. When eating, you have to exercise your teeth. Sometimes you eat too fast and too anxiously, or you are not focused while talking while eating, and

, I believe you have had such an experience.

While eating, I accidentally bit my cheeks and beat them several times one after another. In severe cases, I even bite and bleeding.

At this time, the people next to them always say, "Are you greedy for meat?" The old people also often say, "Bit your tongue and bite your cheeks with greed."

That's when you always bite your cheeks when you eat. Are you really hungry? What should I do after a bite? Let’s take a look together...

always bite your cheeks when you eat. Are you really hungry?

In fact, . Eating something has nothing to do with greedy meat .

When eating, you need to exercise your teeth. Sometimes you eat too fast and anxiously, or you talk while eating and are not focused, and you will occasionally bite the cheek next to your teeth. This is normal.

But if you bite frequently, you should be alert, which may be related to the health problems mentioned below.

. Diseases in the hard tissue of the teeth

If the teeth, especially the back teeth, suffer from caries, large dental defects, sharp tips, residual crowns, residual roots, etc., may often bite the cheeks or scratch the mucosa on the cheeks inside the cheeks.

. The tooth shape or occlusal relationship is not good

Under normal circumstances, the maxillary teeth should be covered on the outside of the jaw teeth, but there are often cases where individual teeth are reversed, that is, "the ground is covered in the sky" or the posterior teeth are misaligned. If the tip of is too sharp at this time, it will bite the mucosa of the cheeks .

Some people The maxillary wisdom teeth are growing outwards in the cheeks. They will often scratch the cheek mucosa or bite the cheeks, causing repeated traumatic ulcers , which will cause pain.

. If the teeth are not inlaid in time or the denture is not suitable for

After the teeth are lost, if the teeth are not inlaid for a long time, the cheeks will lose the support of the teeth and sink inward. After inlaid with dentures, may bite the cheeks and during the adaptation process.

If too much teeth, and the coverage of the bad restoration or denture is too small , occlusal disorder will occur, and is also prone to cheek biting phenomenon .

If the bite disorder is not corrected in time, will cause problems with temporomandibular joint (hook) , and the phenomenon of chewing gum biting may be even more serious.

. Bad chewing habits or night grinding

Some people like chewing sideways. There is a lot of meat on the cheeks. The more frequent chewing, the more developed the muscles on the cheeks.

After a long time, the cheeks that are not used are asymmetrical to the cheeks that are often used. They are big and small at the same time. People tend to bite the meat on their cheeks when they eat.

When grinding teeth at night or grinding teeth at night, the sharp edges of the teeth will also bite the cheeks and cause pain .

5. The brain transient hypoxia

The activity of teeth is controlled by the brain . If the brain wants to work normally, it must ensure that the blood supply is sufficient and the oxygen is sufficient.

If the brain experiences transient hypoxia , the nerves will suddenly pause, and tongue reaction will slow down . If you are not careful, you may bite your tongue or cheeks when your teeth are closed.

6. Mental factors

Habitual biting of cheeks may also be related to psychological factors .

Some people need to find a way to relieve themselves because of anxiety, tension, and high pressure in life. At this time, it is easy to have habitually biting fingers, biting hard objects, biting cheeks, and other actions.

7. Precursor of cerebral infarction

If the elderly often bite their cheeks or their tongues after eating, it may be a precursor of cerebral infarction, especially for elderly people with hypertension , hyperlipidemia, diabetes .

Because cerebral infarction will compress the brain nerves, making the mouth unable to move flexibly . When the disease occurs, it is often accompanied by symptoms such as slow swallowing, drooling, and unconsciously falling off the ground while holding a rice bowl.

What are the effects of long-term gnawing on your cheeks?

Bitting cheeks The most direct feeling is that it hurts .

Frequent biting of cheeks will not only form oral ulcers , but may also cause hyperplasia of oral mucosal tissue in the corresponding part, and may even cause scar and erosion .

If there are white, smooth scaly patches or red patches, ulcers, and cauliflower tissues in the mouth that cannot be cured for a long time, it is recommended that go to the hospital for biopsy , and pay attention to whether there is a risk of oral cancer . How to deal with

bite?

. Occasionally bite the cheeks

Don’t worry too much, the wound will heal slowly. Just Be careful not to bite the swollen area repeatedly when eating .

If traumatic oral ulcers are caused, you can spray watermelon cream spray on the affected area, pay attention to disinfection and cleaning, rinse your mouth frequently, maintain oral hygiene, ban smoking and alcohol, try to be light, warm, cool and soft food, avoid eating spicy and irritating foods, hard foods, and hot foods. Generally, 1 wounds will gradually heal in about seven to ten days.

. Dental hard tissue disease

should go to the hospital's dental department in time for dental examination .

If there are caries , pulpitis, periarthritis , etc., it should be treated in time. If the residual roots and crowns can be retained, it should be repaired in time. If it cannot be retained, it should be removed as soon as possible and repaired at an optional time.

. The teeth are not arranged in a uniform manner

should go to the hospital Orthodontic department for examination and treatment, and arrange the teeth in aligned to avoid frequent biting of the cheeks. If there are wisdom teeth that grows outwardly, it is best to remove as soon as possible.

. Denture discomfort

should go to the hospital Restoration Department as soon as possible for examination and treatment of , especially if there are dentures in the posterior tooth area, you should find a doctor for examination and grinding.

Remember cannot be adjusted by yourself or indispose teeth in irregular places, otherwise it may aggravate the symptoms or cause other discomfort.

5. Left side chewing

Correct the long-term lateral chewing habits and learn to use bilateral posterior teeth to eat at the same time or alternately.

6. Tooth grinding at night

can go to the hospital for examination, and make tooth grinding pad to relieve symptoms.

7. Psychological factors

If there is obvious depression, tension and other mentality, you should go to the corresponding department for treatment in time.

8. Cerebral infarction

If middle-aged and elderly people frequently bite their cheeks, it is very likely that it is a problem with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular . Go to the hospital in time to find out the cause and take it sufficiently.

Author | Zhao Qiang, chief physician of the Dental Medicine Center of the General Hospital of Aviation, professor

Source: Popular Science China WeChat public account