Effects of Orthodontic Appliances on Sleep Bruxism Episodes

Orthodontic Appliances

Orthodontic Appliances

The effects of orthodontic appliances on wind-instrument players.

The questionnaire contained the following six questions: 1. What instrument do you play? 2. How long did you play it before you had braces? 3. How did braces affect the way you played your instrument? 4. How long did it take you to get used to playing your instrument with braces? 5. Did any specific aids (examples: wax, brace guard, etc.) help you get used to playing your instrument with braces...

The Bruxism Triad Sleep Bruxism, Sleep Disturbance, and Sleep-related Gerd. Sleep Stages and Arousal Response

Bruxism is defined as a diurnal and nocturnal parafunctional activity that includes clenching, bracing, gnashing, and grinding of teeth.1 the damage from bruxism is a reality in the everyday practice of dentistry and yet there is a great deal of confusion and controversy. dental professionals do not even agree on the relative number of people who brux. the estimates range from 5% to 95% of the ...

Sleep Bruxism: A Sleep-Related Movement Disorder

Sleep bruxism (SB) with concomitant tooth grinding was recently reclassified as a sleeprelated oromotor movement disorder falling within sleep medicine. Over several decades, however, the clinical relevance and pathophysiology of SB has been discussed by dental professionals rather than by sleep physicians, because SB has been associated with orodental consequences such as tooth wear, masticato...