0 present participle of clench --
1 to close or hold something very tightly, often in a determined or angry way: --
Some users consume supplemental magnesium tablets to relax the jaw muscles and relieve clenching, although this practice has not been formally studied.
Temporary jaw ache often results from jaw clenching or excessive chewing.
Parafunctional habits, such as clenching and clicking the teeth together nervously, place greater amounts of forces on opposing teeth and begin to wear the teeth.
In planking up clinker work, one man can hold both dolly and clenching hammer.
These seizures often involve complex motor movements, such as hand clenching, arm raising/lowering, and knee bending.
Consider the example of an actor clenching their fist.
The nostrils flare, and the jaw tends toward clenching.
The first two weeks will show significantly reduced overall swelling with improvement in clenching ability showing up first.
