Parafunctional activities associated with the stomatognathic system include lip and cheek chewing, nail biting, and teeth clenching. Bruxism can be classified as awake or sleep bruxism. Patients with sleep bruxism are more likely to experience jaw pain and limitation of movement, than people who do not experience sleep bruxism. Faulty occlusion is one of the most common causes of bruxism that f...

The aim of the study was to evaluate the association of sleep bruxism, awake bruxism and sleep quality among dental students of the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. A cross-sectional study was performed including 183 Brazilian dental students aged from 17 to 46 years old. The complete course curriculum consists of 9 semesters. Students enrolled in the first semester, ...

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM The use of mandibular advancement devices (MADs) in the treatment of sleep bruxism is gaining widespread importance. However, the effects of MADs on sleep bruxism scores, sleep quality, and occlusal force are not clear. PURPOSE The purpose of this clinical study was to analyze the effect of MADs on sleep bruxism scores, sleep quality, and occlusal force. MATERIAL AND ME...

SLEEP BRUXISM IS AN INVOLUNTARY MANDIBULAR MOVEMENT WITH TOOTH GRINDING OR CLENCHING OCCURRING DURING SLEEP THAT CAN LEAD TO several dental, oral, and facial complications.1 According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, the diagnosis of sleep bruxism is based on the report of tooth grinding or clenching in combination with at least 1 of the following signs: abnormal tooth wear, sounds as...

AIMS To summarize literature data about the role of psychosocial factors in the etiology of bruxism. METHODS A systematic search in the National Library of Medicine's PubMed Database was performed to identify all peer-reviewed papers in the English literature dealing with the bruxism-psychosocial factors relationship. All studies assessing the psychosocial traits of bruxers (by using question...

To date, there is no consensus about the definition and diagnostic grading of bruxism. A written consensus discussion was held among an international group of bruxism experts as to formulate a definition of bruxism and to suggest a grading system for its operationalisation. The expert group defined bruxism as a repetitive jaw-muscle activity characterised by clenching or grinding of the teeth a...

Bruxism is a jaw muscle activity that involves physio-pathological, psycho-social, hereditary and genetic factors. The purpose of this study was to determine the associations between self-reported bruxism, anxiety, and neuroticism personality trait with the rs6313 polymorphism in the gene HTR2A. A sample of 171 subjects of both sexes (14-53 years of age) was included. The control group (group 1...

Bruxism is the non-functional clenching or grinding of the teeth that may occur during sleep or less commonly in daytime. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between clinical signs and symptoms, parafunctions and associated factors of sleep bruxism in children. A population-based case-control study was carried out involving 120 children, 8 years of age, with sleep bruxism a...

1. LIST OF ORIGINAL PUBLICATIONS / 10 2. INTRODUCTION / 11 3. REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE / 12 3.1. Bruxism / 12 3.1.1. PubMed / 12 3.1.2. Definitions of bruxism / 12 3.1.3. Detecting sleep bruxism: electromyography (EMG) and polysomnography (PSG) / 13 3.1.4. Detecting sleep bruxism: ambulatory EMG / 14 3.1.5. Detecting sleep/awake bruxism: self-reports and clinical guidelines / 14 3.1.6. Detectin...