yes it can we see it all the time. grinding is a slow insidious process that will frequently show up as small chips in the teeth but can later break teeth and/or wear them until they are much smaller. some patients end up having their entire mouths restored when the problem could have been solved much earlier and much simpler with a night guard appliance and conservative treatment.
my dentist says that i have small chips in my teeth caused by grinding my teeth at night. could this be true?