小兒夜間磨牙

Nocturnal Bruxism in Children

10.6968/TJCCM.200509.0209

林煥欽(Huan-Chin Lin)

齘齒 ； 嘎齒 ； 嚙齒 ； 齧齒 ； 咬牙 ； bruxism ； xie chi ； ga chi ； nie chi ； yao chi

台灣中醫臨床醫學雜誌

11卷3期（2005 / 09 / 01）

209 - 212

繁體中文

許多幼兒晚上睡覺時都會發出響亮的「咯咯」磨牙聲，著實讓許多家長感到憂心匆匆，深怕會傷害小孩的牙齒，或是寶寶的健康出了哪些問題？磨牙在中醫上稱『囓齒』，是指上下牙齒相互磨切、咯咯有聲而言。在古典醫集中又有不同名稱。《金貴要略》、《諸病源候論》稱其為“齘齒”,唐宋以來，又有嘎齒、嚙齒、齧齒、咬牙等名。

Many children grind their teeth during the night which can cause parents to worry, and become afraid that the habit will damage their children's teeth. Some parents may be concerned whether this is a sign of other health problems. In Chinese medicine bruxism is referred to as lie chi, and indicates the grinding of the upper and lower teeth which produces noise. In ancient medical texts it is referred to by many different names. The Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Coffer (Jin Gui Yao Lue) and the Discussions on the Origins and Symptoms of all Diseases (Zhu Bing Yuan Hou Lun) refer to bruxism as xie chi. From the Tang and Song dynasties onward the terms, ga chi, nie chi and yao chi were also used.