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Possible Causes

Bruxism

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

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

The condition has 2 forms: Sleep bruxism, one that occurs during sleep, and awake bruxism, which occurs during periods of wakefulness. [symptoma.com]

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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]

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Temporomandibular Joint Disorder

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

[…] depression and anxiety in patients with bruxism and TMD. [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]

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Parasomnia Type Sleepwalking

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

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

If you have bruxism, you may unconsciously clench your teeth together during the day or grind them at night, which is called sleep bruxism. [kingwoodsleep.com]

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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]

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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]

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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]

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Huntington Disease

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

Bruxism in Huntington’s disease. Mov Disord 2000; 15(1): 171–3 PubMed CrossRef Google Scholar 101. Beal MF, Ferrante RJ. [doi.org]

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

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Parasomnia

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]

Migraines and morning headaches may occur as a consequence of bruxism. [sleepwellmd.com]

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Dental Disorder

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]

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]

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Brachycephaly

OBJECTIVE: Several techniques to remodel the posterior calvarium in order to increase intracranial volume (ICV) and to improve cosmetic appearance are reported. This study presents the results of meander technique in patients with brachycephaly and posterior plagiocephaly. METHODS: During December 2011 and July[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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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]

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Oromandibular Dystonia

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

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

It is associated with bruxism. [en.wikipedia.org]

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Lesch Nyhan Syndrome

The study comprised two cases (male & female sibs) from one family, with Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome. They were subjected to clinical evaluation, pedigree construction, uric acid estimation in blood, urates in urine, metabolic screening of blood and urine for amino acids, examination of oral cavity, histological studies of the[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Rett Syndrome

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

[…] 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]

Wali, Asymmetrical awake bruxism associated with multiple system atrophy, Movement Disorders, 19, 3, (352-355), (2003). [doi.org]

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Tooth Abrasion

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]

Abfractions and abrasions are an ongoing source of discussion in dentistry because, clinically, they are nearly identical, their primary treatment options are the same, and bruxism [toothiq.com]

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

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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]

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Stomatitis

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

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Benign Migratory Glossitis

Some people may experience a sore tongue from grinding their teeth (bruxism). [betterhealth.vic.gov.au]

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Gingivitis

Read more » Other Topics Adult Patients Colgate Oral Health Advisor Patient Support Bruxism Bruxism is clenching or grinding your teeth, often without being aware that your [colgateprofessional.com]

Conditions Bad Breath Bruxism Cavities & Tooth Decay Dry Mouth Gum Health Mouth Sores Oral Thrush Ptyalism Tartar & Plaque Teeth Sensivity Teeth Whitening TMJ Toothache Mouth [oralb.co.uk]

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Periodontitis

you may be suffering from bruxism. [colgateprofessional.com]

The most common causes of periodontal disease are: Poor oral hygiene Smoking Diabetes Medications Bruxism Nutrition Stress Genetics View a brief animated video on periodontitis [stevedavisdmd.com]

Bruxism: Clenching and Grinding of Teeth Excess force and pressure are exerted on the supporting tissues of the teeth which can speed up the damage periodontitis do to the [hawaiifamilydental.com]

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Exostosis

Bruxism or tooth grinding is also considered to be the cause of tori or exostosis. [hubpages.com]

They are more common in early adult life and are associated with bruxism (tooth grinding). [exodontia.info]

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Tooth Erosion

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

Another type of tooth erosion can occur through wear and tear, due to malocclusion (misaligned bites) and bruxism (teeth grinding or clenching). [completedentalworks.com.au]

Also, brushing teeth behaviour was once a day and bruxism history was present. [casesjournal.biomedcentral.com]

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Restless Legs Syndrome

This was not the case for sleep bruxism; between 14.5% and 17.3% of the subjects who reported subjective RLS-related symptoms also reported tooth grinding. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

REVIEW: This article provides an update on six sleep-related movement disorders: restless legs syndrome (RLS), periodic limb movement disorder, sleep-related leg cramps, bruxism [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Restless legs syndrome and sleep bruxism: prevalence and association among Canadians. Sleep 1994;17:739-743. PubMed Google Scholar 20. Raizen DM, Wu MN. [doi.org]

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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

This article presents a case report of a 27-year-old male smoker with tooth wear and dentin sensitivity caused by GERD associated with bruxism. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Clinical histories, which included body mass index [BMI], the existence of alcohol and tobacco use, and bruxism, were also investigated. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Esthetic smile after the treatment Conclusions Dental erosions and attrition are common signs in patients with GERD and sleep bruxism. [medichub.ro]

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Hypnic Headache

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

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

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

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Secondary Polyarteritis nodosa

[…] and glossopharyngeal neuralgia; Headaches and vasculitis; Tonsilar ectopia and headaches; Post-traumatic headaches; Metabolic headaches; Temporomandibular joint disorders, bruxism [books.google.com]

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Patulous Eustachian Tube

Customer: i was also told by my dentist that i might have bruxism.. and he ordered botox injections for me ..tommorow im saying a specialist at nyu for the patulous eustachian [justanswer.com]

( MD Doc : Tough call I understand your predicament MD Doc : I would actually feel that the dental doctor is probably on the right track MD Doc : Bruxism and TMJ dysfunction [justanswer.com]

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Atypical Facial Pain

The groups were compared for age, sex, duration of symptoms, bruxism and/or clenching habits, and disturbed sleep patterns. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

G50.1 ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To G50.1 G47.6 Sleep related movement disorders G47.61 Periodic limb movement disorder G47.62 Sleep related leg cramps G47.63 Sleep related bruxism [icd10data.com]

[…] muscles of mastication, and/or associated bony and soft tissue structures. 6 They may occur secondary to malocclusion, traumatic injuries, oral parafunctional habits (eg, bruxism [mdedge.com]

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Gingivostomatitis

Cure Oral Allergy Syndrome (OAS) In Children Canker Sores In Children – 11 Causes & 7 Remedies You Should Be Aware Of 5 Serious Causes Behind Discolored Teeth In Children Bruxism [momjunction.com]

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