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BruxismEvidence & Dosage

Teeth grinding — stress, night guard, trigger factors.

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Evidence at a glance

Total studies
172
With abstract
50
Meta / Systematic / RCT
2
Highly cited
50
Publication years
1978–2026

Bruxism in the context of Sleep

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Top studies on Bruxism

Ranked by influential-citation count and publication year.

  1. Bruxism physiology and pathology: an overview for clinicians.

    Journal of oral rehabilitation2008200 influential citations

    Awake bruxism is defined as the awareness of jaw clenching. Its prevalence is reported to be 20% among the adult population. Awake bruxism is mainly associated with nervous tic and reactions to stress. The physiology and pathology of awake…

  2. Diagnosis and treatment of temporomandibular disorders.

    American family physician2015200 influential citations

    Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are a heterogeneous group of musculoskeletal and neuromuscular conditions involving the temporomandibular joint complex, and surrounding musculature and osseous components. TMD affects up to 15% of adults,…

  3. The development of the Standardised Tool for the Assessment of Bruxism (STAB): An international road map.

    Journal of oral rehabilitation2024200 influential citations

    This paper summarises the background reasoning and work that led to the selection of the items included in the Standardised Tool for the Assessment of Bruxism (STAB), also introducing the list of items. The instrument is currently being…

  4. Relationship between bruxism and temporomandibular disorders: a systematic review of literature from 1998 to 2008.

    Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics2010n=21150 influential citations

    <h4>Objectives</h4>The present paper aims to systematically review the literature on the temporomandibular disorders (TMD)-bruxism relationship published from 1998 to 2008.<h4>Study design</h4>A systematic search in the National Library of…

  5. Bruxism is mainly regulated centrally, not peripherally.

    Journal of oral rehabilitation2001148 influential citations

    Bruxism is a controversial phenomenon. Both its definition and the diagnostic procedure contribute to the fact that the literature about the aetiology of this disorder is difficult to interpret. There is, however, consensus about the…

  6. Role of psychosocial factors in the etiology of bruxism.

    Journal of orofacial pain2009141 influential citations

    <h4>Aims</h4>To summarize literature data about the role of psychosocial factors in the etiology of bruxism.<h4>Methods</h4>A systematic search in the National Library of Medicine's PubMed Database was performed to identify all…

  7. Update on burning mouth syndrome: overview and patient management.

    Critical reviews in oral biology and medicine : an official publication of the American Association of Oral Biologists2003135 influential citations

    Burning Mouth Syndrome (BMS) is a chronic pain syndrome that mainly affects middle-aged/old women with hormonal changes or psychological disorders. This condition is probably of multifactorial origin, often idiopathic, and its…

  8. Neurobiological mechanisms involved in sleep bruxism.

    Critical reviews in oral biology and medicine : an official publication of the American Association of Oral Biologists2003131 influential citations

    Sleep bruxism (SB) is reported by 8% of the adult population and is mainly associated with rhythmic masticatory muscle activity (RMMA) characterized by repetitive jaw muscle contractions (3 bursts or more at a frequency of 1 Hz). The…

  9. The bruxism construct: From cut-off points to a continuum spectrum.

    Journal of oral rehabilitation2019116 influential citations

    This commentary discusses the need to move on from the adoption of cut‐off points for the definition of the presence/absence of bruxism and justifies the need to embrace an evaluation based on the continuum of jaw motor behaviours.…

  10. International consensus on the assessment of bruxism: Report of a work in progress

    Journal of Oral Rehabilitation2018115 influential citations

    Summary In 2013, consensus was obtained on a definition of bruxism as repetitive masticatory muscle activity characterised by clenching or grinding of the teeth and/or by bracing or thrusting of the mandible and specified as either sleep…

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