Abstract
Background: Bruxism is a jaw-muscle activity characterized by teeth grinding and clenching. While many of its negative consequences (e.g., jaw-muscle pain, tooth fractures) are of particular interest to dentists, new insights underline the need for physicians to be knowledgeable about bruxism. In order to facilitate transfer of knowledge across disciplines, our objective was to assess what top-ranking medical journals have published on bruxism. Besides, we tested the insights described there against current science regarding the definition, assessment, epidemiology, etiology, consequences, comorbidities, and management of bruxism. Results: In the past century, the four top-ranking medical journals have provided their readership with various bits and pieces of information on bruxism. While some of these insights have withstood the test of time, others are somewhat outdated. Further, the identified publications provide an incomplete picture of what physicians should know. The present article helps reduce this knowledge gap. Conclusion: The role of the physician with regard to bruxism focuses mainly on its assessment and management, while insight into risk factors and comorbid conditions of bruxism is essential to high-level patient care. It is hoped that this article will contribute to improve the long-needed interdisciplinary collaboration between physicians and dentists regarding the assessment and management of bruxing patients.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-9 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Cephalalgia Reports |
| Volume | 7 |
| Early online date | 7 Mar 2024 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2024 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author(s) 2024.
Funding
The author(s) declared the following potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Lobbezoo receives research grants from Sunstar Suisse S.A., Vivisol-ResMed, Health Holland, and the Dutch Research Council (NWO), unrelated to this paper. Lobbezoo is an unsalaried member of the Academic Advisory Boards of Sunstar Suisse S.A. for GrindCare and Oral Function. Aarab receives research grants from Vivisol-ResMed and Health Holland, unrelated to this paper. Aarab is an unsalaried member of the Academic Advisory Board of Sunstar Suisse S.A. for Oral Function. Svensson receives consulting fees from Sunstar Suisse S.A. Lavigne had free access to sleep-breathing devices for research purposes from SomnoMed (USA-Canada), Panthera Dental (Canada), Respironics-Philips (USA), and Braebon (Canada), unrelated to this paper. Verhoeff, Ahlberg, Manfredini, Koutris, Thymi, and Visscher report no competing interests.
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| Vivisol-ResMed and Health Holland |
Keywords
- assessment
- bruxism
- comorbidities management
- consequences
- definition
- dentistry
- epidemiology
- etiology
- medicine