I Hear America Grinding
As life becomes increasingly pressure-packed, McClosky is one of a growing number of Americans who are taking out their troubles on their teeth. The gnashing of teeth has been a human activity at least since Biblical times, and now it’s become a growth industry for dentists. Noshir Mehta, a professor at the Pain Center at the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, says that almost everybody grinds their teeth sometimes, but as much as 20 percent of the population now grind their teeth destructively....