TENS application for bruxism

Man holding his face in jaw area due to pain from bruxism. Bruxism pain can be relieved with a TENS device.

The technical term for teeth grinding is bruxism. Mostly at night, but also during the day, we grind our teeth. This often happens subconsciously and is triggered by stress, for example, but the causes can be very diverse.

The consequences are often jaw pain, but teeth grinding can also have consequences for the entire body, such as headaches and back pain. A diagnosis should be made by a doctor who can draw up an individual treatment plan with you. In order to avoid grinding your teeth, bite splints are often made, which are mainly worn while you sleep.

Strong painkillers are often used to treat the pain that follows from teeth grinding. However, this should not be a long-term solution. With a TENS device, such as our TENS EMS combination device STIM-PRO X9, you can not only relieve pain of all kinds without having to take medication, but you can also relax and massage your jaw muscles.

Electrode placement in bruxism

Since grinding your teeth can cause pain in different parts of the body or damage to the tooth substance, you can relax your jaw muscles with our TENS EMS combination device STIM-PRO X9. The electrodes are placed on the cheeks, as can be seen in the picture. You can use our round electrodes with a diameter of 3.2 cm for this.

Buy the appropriate electrode now

  • This guide is for orientation purposes and does not replace the supervision of a doctor or therapist. Please follow the warnings and safety instructions of your device. Changes and errors are possible.

  • Number inside the circle: Channel number

    Circle color: Red = Electrode 1, Black = Electrode 2

The recommended programs for axion TENS devices

*The STIM-PRO Eco is a manual TENS device. If you have not received parameter settings from your therapist, please use a frequency range between 70 and 120 Hz (burst mode 2 Hz) and a pulse width range between 150 µs and 200 µs.

Please note when using TENS:

The intensity should be adjusted so that it is felt as a pleasant tingling sensation. The duration of the application should be approx. 40 minutes in order to be able to achieve a lasting reduction in pain. It also makes sense to switch programs every now and then.

What causes bruxism?

The advantages of pain treatment with TENS

  • From everywhere

    You can use TENS therapy anywhere. It doesn't matter whether you're sitting comfortably on the sofa or in the office.

  • Drug free

    TENS pain therapy is an alternative to drug pain treatment

  • At any time

    You can use TENS flexibly and at any time. Success can already be achieved after the first treatment

  • Free of side effects

    When used correctly, pain treatment with TENS has practically no side effects

Studies and scientific sources

[1] Ortu, E., Pietropaoli, D., Mazzei, G., Cattaneo, R., Giannoni, M., & Monaco, A. (2015). TENS effects on salivary stress markers: A pilot study. International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology, 114-118. https://doi.org/10.1177/0394632015572072

[2] Cramp, Gilsenan, Lowe & Walsh. (2000). The effect of high- and low-frequency transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation upon cutaneous blood flow and skin temperature in healthy subjects. Clinical Physiology, 20(2), 150-157. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2281.2000.00240.x

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