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
Habitual be possible origin of habitual "be". Habitual be Habitual "be" is the use of an uninflected "be" in African American Vernacular English (AAVE) and Caribbean English to mark habitual or extended actions, in place of the Standard English inflected forms of "be", such as "is" and "are". In AAVE, use of "be" indicates that a subject repeatedly does an action or embodies a trait. In Standard English, the use of (an inflection of) "be" merely conveys that an individual has done an action in a particular tense, such as in the statement "She was singing" (the habitual being "she sings"). It