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bruxism
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Also known as Ranger de dentes, bruxismo relacionado ao sono, Bruxismo - ranger de dentes

Bruxism is excessive teeth grinding or jaw clenching. It is an oral parafunctional activity; i.e., it is unrelated to normal function such as eating or talking. Bruxism is a common behavior; the global prevalence of bruxism (both sleep and awake) is 22.22%. Several symptoms are commonly associated with bruxism, including aching jaw muscles, headaches, hypersensitive teeth, tooth wear, and damage to dental restorations (e.g. crowns and fillings). Symptoms may be minimal, without patient awareness of the condition. If nothing is done, after a while many teeth start wearing down until the whole t

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Attrition (tooth wear caused by tooth-to-tooth contact) can be a manifestation of bruxism.
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Prosthodontics, orthodontics
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Bruxism
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C73511
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P75
ICD-9-CM
327.53
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Contents
  • Epidemiology
  • Signs and symptoms
  • Pain
  • Tooth wear
  • Tooth mobility
  • Causes
  • Multiple causes
  • Historical focus
  • Psychosocial factors
  • Genetic factors
  • Medications
  • Occlusal factors
  • Possible associations
  • Diagnosis
  • Definition examples
  • Classification by temporal pattern
  • Classification by cause
  • Classification by severity
  • Classification by duration
  • Management
  • Psychosocial interventions
  • Medication
  • Prevention of dental damage
  • Botulinum toxin
  • Biofeedback
  • Occlusal adjustment/reorganization
  • History
  • Society and culture
  • References
  • External links

Bruxism is excessive teeth grinding or jaw clenching. It is an oral parafunctional activity; i.e., it is unrelated to normal function such as eating or talking. Bruxism is a common behavior; the global prevalence of bruxism (both sleep and awake) is 22.22%. Several symptoms are commonly associated with bruxism, including aching jaw muscles, headaches, hypersensitive teeth, tooth wear, and damage to dental restorations (e.g. crowns and fillings). Symptoms may be minimal, without patient awareness of the condition. If nothing is done, after a while many teeth start wearing down until the whole tooth is gone.

There are two main types of bruxism: one occurs during sleep (nocturnal bruxism) and one during wakefulness (awake bruxism). Dental damage may be similar in both types, but the symptoms of sleep bruxism tend to be worse on waking and improve during the course of the day, and the symptoms of awake bruxism may not be present at all on waking, and then worsen over the day.

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