Sleep bruxism and myofascial temporomandibular disorders

Sleep bruxism and temporomandibular disorders ? ! ? Schlafbruxismus und CMD ? ! ?

The Link between Sleep Bruxism, Sleep Disordered Breathing and Temporomandibular Disorders: An Evidence-based Review

1School of Dentistry, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia; 2School of Dentistry, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, LA; 3Centre for Sleep Health and Research, Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, and University of Sydney, NSW, Australia; 4Department of Oral Health, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universite de Montreal, Surgery and Trauma Dep...

Association between sleep bruxism and temporomandibular disorders: a polysomnographic pilot study.

The aim of this study was to verify the association between sleep bruxism (SB) and temporomandibular disorders (TMD) in a sample of 14 TMD patients and 12 healthy control subjects. All participants were evaluated using a clinical questionnaire, visual analog scale (VAS) for TMJ/muscle palpation, and by functional examination. The experimental group was divided into three TMD subgroups: joint so...

Temporomandibular disorder: otologic implications and its relationship to sleep bruxism.

INTRODUCTION Temporomandibular disorder is an umbrella term for various clinical problems affecting the muscles of mastication, temporomandibular joint and associated structures. This disorder has a multifactor etiology, with oral parafunctional habits considered an important co-factor. Among such habits, sleep bruxism is considered a causal agent involved in the initiation and/or perpetuation ...

Headaches and myofascial temporomandibular disorders: overlapping entities, separate managements?

There are relevant clinical overlaps between some of the painful temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and headache conditions that may hamper the diagnostic process and treatment. A non-systematic search for studies on the relationship between TMD and headaches was carried out in the following databases: PubMed, Cochrane Library and Embase. Important pain mechanisms contributing to the close assoc...