Bruxism: Causes & Reasons

Possible Causes for Bruxism

Bruxism: Grinding and gnashing of the teeth. [medicinenet.com]

There are 2 forms of bruxism: sleep bruxism and awake bruxism. Cause: The exact cause of bruxism is unknown. [symptoma.com]

This is called sleep bruxism. Som 3. Why Bruxism should be treated? In most cases, bruxism is mild and may not even require treatment. [slideshare.net]

Acute Amphetamine Intoxication

[…] effects) Clinical manifestations of psychostimulant toxicity acute toxicity cardiovascular CNS agitation, panic states, paranoia, euphoria, hallucinations and psychosis, bruxism [ozemedicine.com]

Acute Complications - Neurological Movement disorders - Increased muscle tone or repetitive movements e.g. bruxism/choreoathetoid movement - Treat with PO/VIV benzodiazepines [slideshare.net]

[…] and fibrillation Hypertensive crisis or vasospasm may lead to stroke Central nervous system findings are as follows: Increased alertness Euphoria Confusion or agitation Bruxism [emedicine.medscape.com]

Huntington Disease

Bruxism Bruxism is an involuntary clenching with excessive contraction of the jaw muscles. [frontiersin.org]

Michael Behr, Sebastian Hahnel, Andreas Faltermeier, Ralf Bürgers, Carola Kolbeck, Gerhard Handel and Peter Proff, The two main theories on dental bruxism, Annals of Anatomy [doi.org]

Treatment of bruxism in Huntington's disease with botulinum toxin. [frontiersin.org]

Temporomandibular Joint Disorder

The symptoms most often associated with bruxism like muscle-stiffness and -pain, limitation of mouth opening. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Awake bruxism is found more in females as compared to males while sleep bruxism shows no such gender prevalence. [doi.org]

[…] depression and anxiety in patients with bruxism and TMD. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor

Ten isolated cases of bruxism were identified. Ten additional reports could not be classified. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Other sources state that reports of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors causing bruxism are rare, and it only happens with long-term use. [fr.bab.la]

Brain 110: 761 - 766 Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline | ISI Romanelli F., Adler DA, Bungay KM ( 1996 ) Possible paroxetine-induced bruxism. [doi.org]

Parasomnia Type Sleepwalking

Sleep bruxism Sleep bruxism involves the involuntary, unconscious, excessive grinding or clenching of teeth during sleep. It may occur along with other sleep disorders. [medicinenet.com]

Bruxism – grinding teeth during sleep – Bruxism is a condition in which you grind, gnash or clench your teeth. [kingwoodsleep.com]

In some cases, bruxism can be prevented with the use of a mouth guard. [medicinenet.com]

Parkinson Disease

Parkinson's disease is a form of neurological disorder characterized by gradual loss of those neurological functions that governs body movement. The disease is therefore also referred to as movement disorder. In the early stages of the disease, signs and symptoms are pretty less evident. However, as the disease[…] [symptoma.com]

Ruptured Ectopic Pregnancy

Bruxism can be classified as awake or sleep bruxism. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Bruxism happens during sleep, but some people also suffer from this when awake. Who has bruxism? [sleephealthfoundation.org.au]

Children with hyperactivity disorder may have bruxism. Below is a 3-D model of bruxism, which is fully interactive. [medicalnewstoday.com]

Ruptured Cerebral Aneurysm

Bruxism can be classified as awake or sleep bruxism. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Bruxism happens during sleep, but some people also suffer from this when awake. Who has bruxism? [sleephealthfoundation.org.au]

Children with hyperactivity disorder may have bruxism. Below is a 3-D model of bruxism, which is fully interactive. [medicalnewstoday.com]

Caffeine

Marcin Berger, Monika Litko, Michał Ginszt, Hassan Alharby, Jacek Szkutnik, Piotr Majcher and Jolanta Szymańska, Use of common stimulants and awake bruxism – a survey study [dx.doi.org]

Sleep Disorders

Affiliated tissues include tongue, and related phenotypes are myoclonus and bruxism [malacards.org]

Bruxism. People with bruxism grind their teeth or clench their jaws. Excess stress might contribute to this condition. How do parasomnias affect people? [sleepjunkies.com]

Familial nocturnal facio-mandibular myoclonus mimicking sleep bruxism. Neurology 58: 644-647, 2002. [omim.org]

Dental Disorder

Minimally-Invasive Treatments for TMJ Disorder and Bruxism In treating TMJ disorder and bruxism, Dr. Hornstein always tries the most conservative approach first. [dentistryofbethesda.com]

People often connect grinding or clenching of teeth while asleep (Sleep Bruxism) as a dental disorder. [malisano.com.au]

Generally, bruxism or grinding of the teeth is the first symptom of these conditions that patients experience. Bruxism causes extensive damage to the teeth and then TMJ. [willowbenddental.com]

Brachycephaly

Brachycephaly refers to craniosynostosis in which the premature closure of both coronal sutures entails reduced calvarial growth in the anterior-posterior plane and possibly enhanced biparietal growth. Common phenotypic features of brachycephalic patients are an abnormally high ratio of maximal biparietal to[…] [symptoma.com]

Temporomandibular Joint Subluxation

Also check signs of sleep bruxism (grinding or clenching during sleep). [physio-pedia.com]

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants have been used but some (fluoxetine and paroxetine) may increase bruxism and are not recommended. [patient.info]

Bruxism: Bruxism, or teeth grinding, is a habit that can result in muscle spasm and an inflammatory reaction that can cause the initial pain. [emedicinehealth.com]

Oromandibular Dystonia

On follow up 2 weeks and 2 months, the patient remained almost free of bruxism. [synapse.koreamed.org]

[…] measure bruxism). [pocketdentistry.com]

The primary outcome variables were bruxism, muscle pain, and involuntary muscle contraction. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome

Reports Stanley Rockson 1, Richard Stone 1, Martin Van Der Weyden 1, William N. Kelley 1 1 Departments of Medicine and Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710 See all Hide authors and affiliations Science 06 Dec 1974: Vol. 186, Issue 4167, pp. 934-935 DOI: 10.1126/science.186.4167.934[…] [science.sciencemag.org]

Tooth Abrasion

One of the most common causes for worn teeth is bruxism. [yaletowndentists.com]

Grinding teeth at night is called Bruxism Some of the symptoms of bruxism (tooth grinding), such as facial pain, will often disappear when you stop grinding your teeth. [shades-clinic.com]

See also bruxism, friction burn. abrade, v., abrasive, adj. Abrasion of the skin abrasion Dentistry The wearing away of enamel. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Rett Syndrome

Bruxism, oculogyric crises, parkinsonism, and dystonia were also common, but myoclonus and choreoathetosis were seen only infrequently. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] patient originally presented with severe developmental delay prior to the age of 6 months and later exhibited characteristic features of RTT that included air swallowing, bruxism [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Melamed, Bruxism in children: Etiology and treatment, Applied and Preventive Psychology, 1, 4, (191), (1992). [doi.org]

Drug-Induced Dystonia

[…] measure bruxism). [pocketdentistry.com]

Jhang KM, Huang JY, Nfor ON, Tung YC, Ku WY, Lee CT, Liaw YP Sertraline induced mandibular dystonia and bruxism. [medicbind.com]

Diurnal bruxism has been reported in the literature and involves a person grinding his or her teeth while awake (but not when sleeping). [power2u.org]

Tooth Erosion

"By treating social anxiety, we will be able to treat bruxism as well." Dr. [medicalxpress.com]

Bruxism – a major cause of worn teeth One of the main factors that can lead to worn down teeth is involuntary tooth grinding or clenching, known as bruxism. [advanceddentistry.co.uk]

Citation : Social anxiety increases the risk of bruxism, tooth erosion, and jaw pain (2015, May 5) retrieved 13 May 2019 from https://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-05-social-anxiety-bruxism-tooth-erosion.html [medicalxpress.com]

Orofacial Dyskinesia

[…] measure bruxism). [pocketdentistry.com]

J Oral Rehab 35:476–494 Article CAS Google Scholar Lavigne GJ, Manzini C, Kato T (2005) Sleep bruxism. In: Kryger M, Roth T, Dement WC (eds). [link.springer.com]

In patients with bruxism, occlusal restorations should be flat, so as to avoid breakage. [medcraveonline.com]

Hypnic Headache

Figure 1: Polysomnography findings in sleep-related bruxism. [doi.org]

Abstract Although well studied since the 50's, bruxism remains a largely unknown pathology. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

"Headache secondary to sleep-related bruxism: A case with polysomnographic findings". [en.wikipedia.org]

Abnormalities of Size and Form of Teeth

Amelogenesis imperfecta (Medical Encyclopedia) Broken or knocked out tooth (Medical Encyclopedia) Bruxism (Medical Encyclopedia) Dental crowns (Medical Encyclopedia) Impacted [icdlist.com]

B bilateral - Affecting both sides. bruxism - The condition of incessant grinding and clenching of the teeth, unintentionally, and at inappropriate times. [framelakefamilydental.ca]

Periapical periodontitis Stafne defect Torus mandibularis Temporomandibular joints, muscles of mastication and malocclusions – Jaw joints, chewing muscles and bite abnormalities Bruxism [en.wikipedia.org]

Tricho-Dento-Osseous Syndrome

Altered taste, bruxism, sialadentitis, stomatitis/glossitis, gingivitis, jaw pain METHYLPHENIDATE (ritalin, concerta): calm hyperactivity, inc. attention OLANZAPINE (zyprexa [quizlet.com]

The under maturation of the enamel causes the tooth structure to be softer, and more susceptible to the effects of bruxism due to abnormalities in skeletal development. [en.wikipedia.org]

Alveolar Abscess

K02.4 Odontoclasia Infantile melanodontia Melanodontoclasia K02.8 Other dental caries K02.9 Dental caries, unspecified K03 Other diseases of hard tissues of teeth Excludes: bruxism [apps.who.int]

In vital teeth, acute apical periodontitis occurs due to occlusal trauma from a recent restoration that extends beyond the occlusal plane or by chronic bruxism, extension [onlinedentallearning.com]

[…] components are made integral by mechanical and/or chemical adhesion at their interface. bounded tooth space : See tooth bounded space. bridge : See fixed partial denture. bruxism [ridgewoodsmilesdentistry.com]

Extrapyramidal Disorder

[…] measure bruxism). [pocketdentistry.com]

Antidepressant-induced bruxism successfully treated with gabapentin. J Am Dent Assoc 1999; 130:1467-1469. [CrossRef] [dusunenadamdergisi.org]

Tooth grinding (bruxism) may occur during sleep. Some symptoms can be aborted by touching the lips or other tricks. [medicalnewstoday.com]

Lopes-Maciel-Rodan Syndrome

MalaCards based summary: Lopes-Maciel-Rodan Syndrome, also known as lomars, is related to huntington disease and bruxism. [malacards.org]

One patient had seizures and 1 patient had bruxism. One of the patients died unexpectedly at age 7 years. Two of the sibs had features reminiscent of Rett syndrome. [findzebra.com]

Lopes-Maciel-Rodan Syndrome via text searches within MalaCards or GeneCards Suite gene sharing: # Related Disease Score Top Affiliating Genes 1 huntington disease 10.4 2 bruxism [malacards.org]

Hereditary Sensory Atypical Neuropathy

[…] rivista Go to 2017 The motor development of preterm infants after the neonatal intensive care unit Capitolo o Saggio Go to 2017 Treatment of chronic pain associated with bruxism [unipa.it]

Hypertrophy of Masticatory Muscles

Is bruxism a disorder or a behaviour? Rethinking the international consensus on defining and grading of bruxism. J. [scielo.cl]

Variability in sleep bruxism activity over time. J. Sleep Res., 10(3):237-44, 2001. [ Links ] Lavigne, G.; Manzini, C. & Huynh, N. T. Sleep Bruxism. In: Kryger, M. [scielo.cl]

Quantitative study of bite force during sleep associated bruxism. J. [scielo.cl]

Amphetamine Poisoning

Continuing Education Activity Amphetamine abuse is widespread, and overdose is associated with significant and negative impacts on the cardiovascular and neurological systems. Patients may present with psychiatric and medical problems that may include seizures, arrhythmias, and psychosis. These patients need[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]