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grinding of teeth by 3 year old

My son, age 3 years 3 months grind his teeth very badly while sleeping. He used to do same 3-4 monsth back and I gave him 'Zentel', a allopathic medicine for worms and almost for 1 month his grinding reduced but again for past one month he has started it again.

This time his diet is alright unlike last time when he had very poor diet. Since he goes for potty in commode so its hard to notice presence of worms.

Can somebody please clearify if this grinding is because of worms and if yes, why they have recurred with 3 months ?


Thanks & Regards
Upma
 
  upma_gandhi on 2009-09-25
This is just a forum. Assume posts are not from medical professionals.
You may give him cina 30c thrice a day for 3 days at a gap of 4 hours and observe change in his symptoms for another 7 days without further medication.
A homeopathic remedy is prescribed on the basis of toatlity of symtoms. An indicated remedy stimulates vital force which in turn effects the cure.
So questions like this
Can somebody please clearify if this grinding is because of worms and if yes, why they have recurred with 3 months ?
cannot be answered as this pertains to allopathic medication. Had it been homeo medication, the response could have been moving to a higher potency or changing the remedy.
 
kadwa last decade
Dr. Kadwa

My son have also such type case. In addition awake from sleep with cry and crying for some time and then sleep. I have used the cina 30 for serveral time but no fruitfull result have been achieved. your advise will be very highly appreciable in this regard.
 
Aayan last decade
Hi Dr. Riaz

Please copy the Questionnaire from the following thread
http://www.abchomeopathy.com/forum2.php/188925/
and post all the questions here duly answered. On that basis we will work out your son's remedy. Please ignore the question on sexual desires as that is not relevant in this case.
 
kadwa last decade
Dear Dr Kadwa,
I read mostly your prescription to the patients on forum, I very much like your techniques, I got well experience from you and I am very fan of you. Some time I interpreted in your case but I hope that u will not mind it if something wrong from my side then please guide me during the discussion on forum I will welcome it . In fact I am not a professional doctor in general but I am doctor by passion, I have no clinic, but have some medicine and books in home. I passed the DHMS exam 5 years ago but I touch with homeopathic from the last 12-13 years and I am very interested in Homeopathic. Thanks once again.
I sent my child case history as desired by you per your questionnaire. My English is not so good but I will try my best to give your questions answers.

Patient Name: M.Maaz
Sex: Male
Age:04 years

Please answer the following questions in a descriptive manner after careful analysis and recollection of previous experiences and happenings.

1. Describe your main suffering?
Teeth grinding at Night, Slow growth, suddenly weeping/cry in sleeping and awake in some time

2. What other physical sufferings do you have in your body?
No
3. What mental sufferings / feelings do you have associated with your physical sufferings?
Mostly meet to the CINA and Chemomella mental symptoms+ when a desire thing delays then weeping for long time, very angry and attacked when quarrel with someone. Most time remain in home and do not like to play outside and also not to like to play with other except brothers OR when some children came inside home then play well.

4. What exactly do you feel when you are at your worst?
Restlessness, some time crying

5. When did it all start? Can you connect it to any past event or disease?
About two year age started, No connection to any past event/disease.

6. Which time of the day you are worst?
Teeth grinding +sudden weeping at Night in any time and other mental suffering worst any time in day.

7. What are the things which aggravate your suffering and which are those which ameliorate the same?
In mental symptoms when a desire thing delays then aggravation stated and ameliorate by love.

8. Do your think your sufferings have relation to any external stimuli (like, change of place) or any internal biological changes in the body, like, menses (in females)?
NO.
9. When do you feel better, during hot weather or cold weather, humid or dry weather?
Same in both seasons.
10. Describe your general mental set up? Are you Moody, Arrogant, Mild, Agreeable Changeable, Nervous, Suspicious, Easily offended, Quiet, Arguing, Irritating, Lazy etc.
Moody (early upset) , little lazy, some time agreeable, urging, intelligent, quiet ,

- How do you feel before or during a thunderstorm?
No observed before storm but some time afraid I thank being a child during storm.
- Do you like being consoled during your tough times?
Not observed

- Are you sensitive to external stimuli like smell, noise, light etc?
No observed.

- Do you have any typical habit or gesture like nail biting, causeless
weeping, talking to one self etc?
Nail biting from the last one month, causeless weeping, talking to one self

- How do you feel about your friends, family, your children and especially your husband / wife?
Love all family members.

11. What are your fears and do you dream of any situation repeatedly?
As already mentioned above that suddenly weeping/cry in sleeping and awake in some time

12. What do you crave for in food items and what are your aversions?
Like Potatoes, testy food any, curry, milk, meat for a little bit, tea, yogurt etc. and
dislike milk cream & all type of vegetables .

13. How is your thirst: Less, Normal or Excessive?
Normal
14. How if your hunger: Less, Normal or Excessive?
Less.
15. Is there any kind of food which your body can’t stand?
No.
16. Is your sweat normal or less or more? Where does it sweat more: Head, Trunk or Limbs?
Overall normal but some time sweat observed on forehead at sleeping time/night .

17. How is your bowel movement and stool type?
Mostly hard stool, one day I observed some blood which crack anus wall due to hard stool.
18. How well do you sleep? Do you have a particular posture of sleeping?
Overall normal except the problem as mentioned in Q/A-11.

19. Do you think you are able to satisfy your sexual desires in general?
Not applicable
20. How do you think you are different from others, if at all?
Not observed

21. What medications have been taken earlier by you to treat the diseases and do you have any particular symptom surfacing after the medication?
For this problem I used CINA 30, Chemomella 30 (I have used other remedy for other disease like fever, diarrhea, cough, dysentery etc. when observed)

22. What major diseases are running in your family?
No major disease , But in my wife family chest problem and chronic kitharas(Nazla-Zokam in urdu) is present and it observed during the treatment of my older son when he fill ill due to chronic cough like Asthma, I have used so many remedy as per symptoms but fail. At last I used Tuberculinum 1M which recovered the case. (Dr Kadwa I will discuss this case for further guidance and share experience in later stage)
23. Describe, how do you look like? Describe your overall appearance
Tall, Slim, (Dr Kadwa my some time play and like the things/dresses of girls)


Dr. Riaz
 
Aayan last decade
Dr. Kadwa,

I am sorry to interfer your post. I would like to share my experience here. The medicine I have seen to promptly help is:

1. Podophylum 30c, once a day in the night for a few days. To continue for either a week or till the griding stops, which ever is earlier.

The other one I rely on is Belladonna 30c.

(Patient: Please follow Dr. Kadwa's recommendation to address the totality and constitution, but this can be tried without any harm)
 
Reva V last decade
The totality of symptoms do point to Podophyllum. This i could suggest only due to the suggestion made by Reva. Thanks Reva for sharing your experience.

The symptoms covered by podo are
Teeth grinding at Night
Most time remain in home and do not like to play outside
Restlessness, some time crying
(depressed)
sweat observed on forehead at sleeping time/night
Mostly hard stool

day 1
three doses of Podophyllum 30c at a gap of 4 hours

day 2 to day 10
One pellet each of the following tissue salt thrice a day at a gap of 4 hours
kali mur 6x
silicea 6x

If the above plan fail to work we will consider the Hahnemannian Trio Sulphur-Calcarea-Lyco which also seem to be indicated here. Sulphur follows podo well.
 
kadwa last decade
The totality of symptoms do point to Podophyllum. This i could suggest only due to the suggestion made by Reva. Thanks Reva for sharing your experience.

The symptoms covered by podo are
Teeth grinding at Night
Most time remain in home and do not like to play outside
Restlessness, some time crying
(depressed)
sweat observed on forehead at sleeping time/night
Mostly hard stool

day 1
three doses of Podophyllum 30c at a gap of 4 hours

day 2 to day 10
One pellet each of the following tissue salt thrice a day at a gap of 4 hours
kali mur 6x
silicea 6x

If the above plan fails to work we will consider the Hahnemannian Trio Sulphur-Calcarea-Lyco which also seem to be indicated here. Sulphur follows podo well.
 
kadwa last decade
Thank you Dr Kadwa

I have started the medicine to my child and the result will be provided to u after 10 days as u instructed.

Dr Riaz
 
Aayan last decade
Dear Dr Kadwa,

I used the same remedy as per your instructions, the 1st two days it reduced the symptoms but after that the symtoms comeback. I want to draw your attention to the Dr Reva. V,s suggestion If we continuously use this remedy for few days then it may possible that it work well because being a child it is possible that patient eat some thing which discontined the process of the remedy (The 1st day I saw a piece of lemon in the hand of my child at evening time). If u agree these suggestions then please inform me to continue the same remedy i.e.Podophyllum 30 for few days.

Thanks
Riaz
 
Aayan last decade
Dr Kadwa,
One thing more add in the sympton, at night time some water flow also noticed and now a day he is very weak due to lack of Appetites.

Riaz
 
Dr Riaz last decade
Dear Dr. Riaz,

What you are suggesting is also followed by many physicians. But i differ with such approach. In my opinion this being a chronic case, one should give only that much number of doses as are sufficient to stimulate vital force and wait for a reasonable period. ie one may give three doses for upto three days maximum and then wait and watch.
Anyway as you are a physician yourself, you can take an approriate decision.
 
kadwa last decade
Dear Dr Kadwa

Thank you for reply,one thing please share with me for my knowledge.
Is it possible that the remedy will work in such situation? (as I already mentioned that my child ate some lemon piece in the Ist day when I used the same remedy). Here I want mention that the symptoms is still persist till date.

Being your patient What is your suggestion and what will be the next step?
 
Dr Riaz last decade
day 1 to day 3
three doses of Podophyllum 30c at a gap of 4 hours

day 4 to day 15
One pellet each of the following tissue salt thrice a day at a gap of 4 hours
kali mur 6x
silicea 6x

Please report after 15 days.

Lemon does'nt antidote podo, so it does'nt matter.
 
kadwa last decade
Thanks Dr Kadwa, I will start it from today and will report u after 15 days
 
Dr Riaz last decade
Dear Dr Kadwa,

After use of three days dose he suffering from seasonal cough, I used some remedy(bell., ant tart.,bry.Ipecac+ Bio chemic)as per symptoms for his cough. After recover the cough he suffering from fever at Night time after two days I used some remedy (Aconite,Bell,Gel.,Dulcamara, china+Biochemic)as per symptoms for his fever. During the fever the teeth grinding is very very increased.Some time I felt that it is not grinding but crashing repeatedly after little intervals.
His appetites is also not good and one symptom which I forgot in start is its urine bad smell.

Now I well be waiting for your kind advice for next step. Thanks

Riaz
 
Dr Riaz last decade
day 1 to day 2
three doses of Sulphur 30c at a gap of 4 hours

day 3 to day 10
One pellet each of the following tissue salt thrice a day at a gap of 4 hours
kali phos 6x
ferrum phos 6x

Please report after 10 days.
 
kadwa last decade
Thanking Dr Kadwa for so quick reply, I will start these remedy from tomorrow and report u after 10 days

Riaz
 
Dr Riaz last decade
Dear Dr Kadwa,

His appetites is now good but grinding teeth problem is still persist.
 
Dr Riaz last decade
Please give him a single dose of Suphur 200 (not daily, only one day) and report back after 15 days.
 
kadwa last decade
Thanks Dr Kadwa,
I will give it today,
 
Dr Riaz last decade
Dr Kadwa,
The symtoms is still persist, No change.
 
Dr Riaz last decade
Please give him a single dose of Podophyllum 200 (not daily, only one day) and report back after 15 days.
 
kadwa last decade
Thanks Dr Kadwa so prompt reply
 
Dr Riaz last decade
Dear Dr Kadwa,

I used Podo 200 but no fruitful result achieved, one thing more that his testicle is not present /not observed, one remedy named AURUM MURIATICUM NATRONATUM 1x I find in clinical Tips by Dr Bashmeer Das. one symptom which I already mentioned above that some time he behave/play like girls is lead to this remedy but I do'nt find it in the description of the same remedy. Your valuable suggestion will be highly appreciable in this regard.

Riaz
 
Dr Riaz last decade
Dr Kadwa one request more if you have any detailed descriptive Matera Medica especially DICTIONARY OF PRACTICAL MATERIA MEDICA
By John Henry CLARKE, M.D.(soft copy)then may kindly be sent to me on my email address mentioned in my profile as some time I am facing problems due to non-availability of the same.

Dr. Riaz
 
Dr Riaz last decade

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