Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for teeth grinding

117 FDA adverse-event reports reference teeth grinding (VeDDRA 128). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#1318 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
117
reports citing this reaction
14.5%
death-coded share
Dog
most-affected species

Release-over-release change

What changed in the latest FDA data snapshot

PlainBreed reconstructed the prior snapshot from dated openFDA partitions through 2025 Q4, then compared it with the 2026-07-27 openFDA export. Teeth grinding has 117 reports now versus 117 in that prior snapshot: 0 the same number of (0.0%).

Report change
+0
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
+0.0 pts

This compares reported-event counts in two source snapshots. It does not establish a change in real-world risk, product safety, or disease incidence.

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FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 128 VOL-LOW

VOL-LOW · DEATH-ELEV · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-LOW 117 reports
  • DEATH-ELEV 14.5%
  • MID-PACK #1318/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cold feeling of extre…
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 69
  • DRUG-LEAD Milbemycin Oxime… · 11
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Cold feeling of extremity (±0 reports)

Instrument codes from this reaction’s FDA CVM adverse-event extract: volume band, death-coded share, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead species, lead drug, breed desk, and book completeness. Not a clinical diagnosis.

Report-volume neighbourhood around Teeth grinding

Highest and lowest poles plus nearest volume peers, not a full 2,500-reaction corpus board reprint.

Vomiting · highest174348Cold feeling of extre… · near117Mental function decre… · near117Nervous · near117Rotatory nystagmus · near117Teeth grinding · this reacti…117Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Teeth grinding

What the FDA AER plate says about Teeth grinding

Signature read: report volume at 117 (#1318 of 2,481) is the standout scale stamp on Teeth grinding. Report volume sits in the middle third of the reaction corpus. 17 of 117 reports were death-coded (14.5% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Cold feeling of extremity (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (69). Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (11).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad appears in filings alongside this reaction; that is association, not causation. Browse the full reactions index or the about page for how PlainBreed frames FDA CVM extracts.

Species Most Affected

Dog 69
Cat 20
Horse 19
Cattle 4
Sheep 1
Goat 1
Rabbit 1
Other Equids 1
Donkey 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 11
Retriever - Labrador 6
Thoroughbred 6
Boxer (German Boxer) 6
Retriever - Golden 4
Horse (unknown) 4
Deutsche Dogge, Great Dane 3
Terrier - Yorkshire 3
Cat (unknown) 3
Arab 3

Associated Drugs

Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 11
Afoxolaner 7
Bedinvetmab 6
Cefovecin 5
Ivermectin(1.55%)/Praziquantel(7.75%) Paste 5
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 5
Spinosad 4
Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid 4
Prednisone 4
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 4
Maropitant Citrate 4
Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel 4
Oclacitinib Maleate 4
Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 4
Frunevetmab 4
Firocoxib 3
Trilostane 3
Carprofen 2
Fluoxetine 2
Cyclosporine 2

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Teeth grinding, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass (the volume chart above is the unfloored photo-finish strip).

Similar report volume

Nearest other reactions by FDA report count (117 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (14.5% here), distinct from the volume row.

What to do with this reaction

A report does not prove a drug caused the reaction; consult a veterinarian before acting on this data.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025

openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (FDA CVM) for Teeth grinding (#1318 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 14.5%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 117 · vintage 2025.

Informational only. FDA adverse-event reports are voluntary and do not prove causation; consult a veterinarian before acting on them. Verify with FDA CVM →