background and aims. bruxism is defined as a habitual nonfunctional forceful contact between occlusal tooth surfaces. in younger children bruxism may be a consequence of the masticatory neuromuscular system immaturity. the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of bruxism and investigate the relationship between occlusal factors and bruxism among preschool children. materials and method...

Cite this article: Torri K. Causal Relationship between Occlusal Factors and Temporomandibular Disorders. J J Dent Res. 2015, 2(3): 025. The etiology of temporomadibular disorders (TMDs) is still unclear at present; There is a lack of evidence to support the causal role of occlusal factors and their use as a therapeutic modality in TMDs [1]. However, in 2005, it was reported that the discrepanc...

PURPOSE Using a population-based sample of the cross-sectional epidemiologic "Study of Health in Pomerania" (SHIP), this study evaluated whether certain occlusal and sociodemographic factors besides age and gender are risk factors for high dental wear. MATERIALS AND METHODS Medical history and dental and sociodemographic parameters of 2,529 dentate subjects selected representatively and accor...

AIM Occlusal disharmony is frequently observed among edentulous patients. With the side effects of occlusal disharmony in mind, the goal of this research was to investigate the prevalence of occlusal disharmony in inserted complete dentures and its associated causes. METHODS AND MATERIALS This cross-sectional study was conducted on 107 selected patients. Factors such as age, gender, ridge rel...

The aim of this study was (1) to investigate the relationship between occlusal factors and bruxism among 965 Turkish subjects (472 boys and 493 girls) with a mean age of 12.8 years (range, seven to 19 years); and (2) to identify possible sex differences between girls and boys. This sample was divided into two groups of bruxers or nonbruxers based on a clinical examination and self-reports. The ...

The purpose of this paper is to conduct an extensive review of the literature on the relationship between occlusion and occlusal factors and TM dysfunction. This paper attempts to explore why the link between occlusal factors, which have historically been implicated in producing TMD, and dysfunction has not been clearly evident from the dental literature.