BRUXISM MANAGEMENT

Course overview

BRUXISM CAN BE DEFINED AS THE INVOLUNTARY, UNCONSCIOUS, AND EXCESSIVE GRINDING OF TEETH. BRUXISM MAY OCCUR WHILE AWAKE, AND IT IS THEN CALLED WAKEFUL OR DIURNAL BRUXISM, AND ALSO DURING SLEEP, WHICH IS KNOWN AS NOCTURNAL BRUXISM. THE MAIN CAUSE FOR BRUXISM HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED BUT IS HELD TO INVOLVE MULTIPLE FACTORS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE CAUSE, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, PRESENTATION OF BRUXISM AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE MANAGING THESE PATIENTS.