Bruxism of ecstasy is often reported to cause bruxism. Among people who have taken ecstasy, while dancing it is common to use pacifiers, lollipops or chewing gum in an attempt to reduce the damage to the teeth and to prevent jaw pain. Bruxism is thought to be one of the contributing factors in "meth mouth", a condition potentially associated with long term methamphetamine use. Bruxism Bruxism is excessive teeth grinding or jaw clenching. It is an oral parafunctional activity; i.e., it is unrelated to normal function such as eating or talking. Bruxism is a common behavior; reports of prevalence range from
Grinding (gaming) in-game aspect which requires the player to engage in grinding. Grinding has led to some players programming scripts, bots, macros and other automation tools to perform the repetitive tasks. This is usually considered a form of hacking or an exploit by the game's developers, and will often times resort in a ban. Due to the controversial subject of grinding, this act is sometimes, but not always, frowned upon in the gaming community. Several answers have been suggested for the question of why players grind. A major motivating factor is the players' desire to pursue what appears to be the game's