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Bruxism defined and graded: an international consensus

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The expert group defined bruxism as a repetitive jaw-muscle activity characterised by clenching or grinding of the teeth and/or by bracing or thrusting of the mandible and proposed a diagnostic grading system of 'possible', 'probable' and 'definite' sleep or awake bruXism.
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To date, there is no consensus about the definition and diagnostic grading of bruxism. A written consensus discussion was held among an international group of bruxism experts as to formulate a definition of bruxism and to suggest a grading system for its operationalisation. The expert group defined bruxism as a repetitive jaw-muscle activity characterised by clenching or grinding of the teeth and/or by bracing or thrusting of the mandible. Bruxism has two distinct circadian manifestations: it can occur during sleep (indicated as sleep bruxism) or during wakefulness (indicated as awake bruxism). For the operationalisation of this definition, the expert group proposes a diagnostic grading system of 'possible', 'probable' and 'definite' sleep or awake bruxism. The proposed definition and grading system are suggested for clinical and research purposes in all relevant dental and medical domains.

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Diagnostic Accuracy of a Portable Device (Bruxoff®) to Measure Sleep Bruxism.

TL;DR: In this article , the Bruxoff® device was used for the diagnosis of sleep bruxism compared to laboratory polysomnography (PSG), and the results showed an acceptable accuracy of 83.3% and specificity of 72% when the cutoff was set at 2 events per hour.
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Influence of respiratory allergy and restless sleep on definite sleep bruxism: a cross-sectional clinical study.

TL;DR: In this paper, a cross-sectional clinical study evaluated the associations between sociodemographic, occupational, clinical conditions, psychological and sleep quality variables on definite sleep bruxism (SB).
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Prevalence of sleep bruxism and associated factors in Tanta preschool children

TL;DR: The prevalence of sleep bruxism among the study sample of preschool children was 17.6%, and there was a significant relationship between the presences of newborn, gastrointestinal disorder, and bruXism.
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Bruxismus – ein interdisziplinärer Überblick

TL;DR: The indikationsgerechte behandlung Bruxismus-assoziierter Beswerden stellt eine grosere Herausforderung im zahnarztlichen Alltag dar as mentioned in this paper.
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Oral Hygiene: An Interprofessional Concern

TL;DR: In this paper, the implications of oral hygiene for overall health and as a daily activity providing input for swallowing, cleaning and protection of the lower airway are discussed, and common problems are described, including concrete approaches for problem-solving.
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