Bruxism is considered a normal habit, but in case of certain circumstances like increased frequency episodes and strength the masticatory muscles, it can turn into pathological phenomenon. an umbrella term for parafunctional habits grinding clenching teeth. It occur during wakefulness (clenching) or sleep (bruxism). A 31-year-old male patient complained severe loss coronal tooth structure upper...

Bruxism is a condition that involves grinding and clenching which can place large load on the mandible, so it change morphology of mandible. Based Levandoski analysis, this study aimed to determine whether there are differences in mandibular between bruxism non-bruxism patients. This was cross-sectional analytic conducted panoramic radiographic samples patients with total sample 30 (n = 30) eac...

We report a successful treatment of bruxism in a patient with anoxic brain injury using botulinum toxin-A (BTX-A). On examination the mouth opening was 0 mm, no feeding was possible through the mouth. Botulinum toxin was injected into the masseter and temporalis; great improvement in trismus and bruxism was noted after 3 weeks. One further treatment improved the mouth opening on the following w...

The 5HT reuptake inhibiting antidepressants (SSRIs) were introduced into clinical practice in the late 1980s. From the time of their introduction a series of reports have appeared indicating that they were liable to produce motor (extrapyramidal),sideeffects (Meltzer et al., 1979; Bouchard et al., 1989; Baldwin et al., 1991), including dystonias (Brod, 1989; Reccoppa et al., 1990), dyskinesias ...

AIMS To combine empirical evidence and expert opinion in a formal consensus method in order to develop a quality-assessment tool for experimental bruxism studies in systematic reviews. METHODS Tool development comprised five steps: (1) preliminary decisions, (2) item generation, (3) face-validity assessment, (4) reliability and discriminitive validity assessment, and (5) instrument refinement...

BACKGROUND Bruxism is a repetitive activity that causes tooth wear, audible sounds, and discomfort. Preventive measures have been studied for conditions that can exert a negative influence on physiological development in children. Low-level laser therapy administered over acupoints is an effective, painless, low-cost treatment option that has achieved good results. Thus, the aim of the proposed...

OBJECTIVES Bruxism can result in temporomandibular disorders, oral pain, and tooth wear. However, it is unclear whether bruxism affects malocclusion. The aim of this study was to examine the association between self-reported bruxism and malocclusion in university students. METHODS Students (n = 1503; 896 men and 607 women) aged 18 and 19 years were examined. Malocclusion was defined using a m...

OBJECTIVE To discuss the management of chronic sleep bruxism in a 6-year old girl. Clinical features The patient had morning headaches and cervical spine pain. Due to abnormal tooth wear, bruxism had been previously diagnosed and was verified by observation during sleep. She also had abnormal postural and palpatory findings, indicating upper cervical joint dysfunction. Intervention and outcome ...

PURPOSE The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of massage therapy on the masticatory muscles and occlusal splint usage on quality of life and pain in individuals with sleep bruxism. METHOD A randomized, controlled, blinded, clinical trial was conducted involving 78 volunteers aged 18 to 40 years with sleep bruxism. Quality of life and pain assessments were performed. RE...