Teeth Grinding, Jaw Clenching, and the Wellness Industry Built Around Them

A Vogue first-person account details a Los Angeles writer's treatment for severe bruxism, which her dentist said had damaged a tooth nerve through relentless clenching. After two partial crowns, she learned from her endodontist that more patients now arrive with cracking fillings and crowns rather than cavities, and that he was weighing masseter Botox injections for the worst repeat cases despite doubting it suits a dentist's role. She tried Emface, a high-intensity electromagnetic muscle-stimulation device, in a Beverly Hills storefront, and watched footage of LeAnn Rimes receiving fascial work. Sports medicine chiropractor Jenna Lagana, DC, judged her jaw a soft-tissue problem and advised against Botox, recommending twice-daily gua sha on the masseter and stress mitigation; acupuncturist Natazia zu Stolberg advised resting the tongue behind the upper teeth. Naturopath Sarah Corey linked clenching to cortisol and sympathetic overdrive and prescribed extended exhales, omega-3s and magnesium glycinate. At Healthwise Chiropractic in Glendale, Annie Issagholyan, DC, traced the issue to spinal and postural problems, including 'tech neck,' and built a 24-session plan combining adjustments, cold laser, electrode stimulation and intraoral muscle release. The author reports gradual improvement and a moment when her teeth finally stopped touching.