SSRI are the widely prescribed first line drugs for depression and as depression very commonly presents with insomnia SSRI are good at improving the sleep problems also. But though rare the occurrence of sleep related side effects like bruxism,it may cause significant distress and cause of nonadherence which easily may be overlooked. In this case we report a case of Paroxetine induced bruxism a...

Correspondence : Krishna Prasad D. Professor & H.O.D, Department of Prosthodontics, A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Nitte University, Mangalore 575 018, India. E-mail : [email protected] Abstract: Bruxism, which can be considered as an umbrella term for clenching and grinding of teeth, is the commonest of the many parafunctional activities of the stomatognathic system...

Introduction. Bruxism is to press or grind teeth against each other in non-physiologic cases, when an individual does not swallow or chew. If not treated, teeth problems, stress, mental disorders, frequent night waking, and headache is expected. This research aimed to study the effect of hydroxyzine on treating bruxism of 2- to 14-year-old children admitted to the clinic of Bandar Abbas Childre...

The article presents the data of a complex dental and neurophysiological examination young people with parafunctional activity masticatory muscles (bruxism). effectiveness stress-protective lateral heterosuggestion technique in etiological pathogenetic correction bruxism possibility its use practice have been proven.

Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) is a joint term that encompasses a number of clinical symptoms that involve the teeth, masticatory musculature and temporomandibular joints (TMJ). They are a frequent cause of orofacial medical conditions. The aetiology of disorders is complex and individual etiologic factors are not sufficiently defined. Bruxism, in its centric or eccentric form, is becoming a...

Several works showed a decreased role for occlusion in the etiology of temporomandibular disorders (TMD). Nonetheless, it may be hypothesized that occlusion acts as a modulator through which bruxism activities may cause damage to the stomatognathic structures. To test this hypothesis, a logistic regression model was created with the inclusion of clinically diagnosed bruxism and eight occlusal f...

Bruxism is involuntary grinding of the teeth and can occur as a complication of brain injury. If untreated, bruxism can lead to severe occlusal trauma. Herein, we present a patient with traumatic brain injury and nocturnal bruxism that was treated with botulinum toxin injection. A 21 yr old male patient with traumatic brain injury from a car accident was admitted to our inpatient rehabilitation...

BACKGROUND Given the fact that bruxism is a prevalent oral habit among children and a potential destructor of oral tissues, the present study aimed to investigate the relationship between intestinal parasitic infections and bruxism among kindergarten children. METHODS Questionnaires were administered among parents of kindergarten children in Isfahan to select 50 children identified by their p...