If you find yourself clenching or grinding your teeth, day or night, here are some natural remedies to try:

• Get lots of jaw exercise during the day. Eat crunchy foods and chew gum to allow your jaw to work out its tensions in healthier and more productive ways. Try a crunchy bedtime snack like carrots.
• Work on releasing stress in other ways. Get some good hard exercise several times a week, squeeze a hand-exerciser, go for a walk, meditate, listen to soothing music, talk it out.
• Sleep on your back. Studies indicate that most tooth grinding and clenching occurs when people sleep on their sides or stomachs.
• Unwind at night. Develop a relaxing bedtime ritual that puts you in an unstressed mood.