----- Original Message ----- From: <verheyen >>For now we have tried different therapies, things for him to bite down on >>but nothing seems to stop it. Have you tried any of the sensory integration therapies? Alex used to be a tooth grinder (bruxism is the technical term) but after we did the oral Wilbarger therapy with him it went away totally. Now so long as he uses an electric toothbrush two or three times a day he doesn't grind anymore. Here is a study available on line documenting the benefits of sensory integration therapy to children with trisomy 21 http://www.aotf.org/html/rn_sensory_integrative.html And unfortunately I could only find the abstract of thius article on line - but its a very good article from a dental journal explaining how bruxism is often the result of a sensory integration disorder (it can also be caused by malocclusion of the teeth - or in simple terms the back teeth have a bad bite or alignment. By the time the person grinds down the bite its often a bad habit thats hard to break). Perhaps your dentist could get you a copy of the full article if you are interested. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=3319713&dopt=Abstract Just a couple of thoughts..... "We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly" Sam Keen Keep Looking For Rainbows!! _--_|\ /Karen \ \ _.--._ / v Karen, Mum to Alex (10 years, T-18 Mosaic) http://members.optushome.com.au/karens Building ___ooOOoo__ Rainbows www.trisomyonline.org Families Helping Families On-line