Talk:Bruxism

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Contents 1 Gurning redirect 2 External link appeal 3 BiteStrip 4 The infinitive is "to brux". 5 Rating 6 Research?

[edit] Gurning redirect

Why does "gurning" redirect here? porge 07:06, Oct 13, 2004 (UTC)

[edit] External link appeal

What is the problem with this site that prevents its inclusion as an external link?   — Lee J Haywood 8 July 2005 06:55 (UTC)

[edit] BiteStrip

The BiteStrip article has the following description of Bruxism:

Sleep Bruxism (SB) is a serious medical disorder, characterized by involuntary grinding and clenching of teeth during sleep. It is often accompanied by unpleasant grinding sounds heard by the bed-partner or roommate. Symptoms include wearing of teeth, temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction or pain, chewing difficulties, headaches and daytime sleepiness. The prevalence of SB is estimated at 14%-20% in children and 8% in adults. Diagnosis of SB is usually based on clinical examination and patient history. However, none of the signs and symptoms may be considered conclusive. Another alternative has been to send the patient to a sleep lab for an overnight test. The high cost of a lab visit has been a barrier for many to confirm their condition before damage to the teeth occurs.

I note that we don't have the same information in this article. Perhaps we can a) find a reference for those numbers and b)include this info in the main article. Jarich 03:31, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The infinitive is "to brux".

Just to explain my having deleted this line--the etymology of the word, as given (βρυγμός), is a noun. There are not infinitives to nouns. If there were an infinitive, I'd assume the proper route would be to give the infinitive of the word itself, not of its English transliteration. Simply, it would be redundant, in an article on "running," to put "The infinitive is 'to run'." Anyway, minor edit... --Mrcolj 06:12, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Rating

I marked this article as a Start-class and as having high importance. There is a good amount of information in the article currently, though I think a lot more is still missing. A picture is needed. I considered the article as having high importance since it is a very common dental finding and is something important to resolve. - Dozenist talk 18:19, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

A picture of what? A mouth guard?   — Lee J Haywood 19:22, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

Mouth guard, teeth with attrition, a bite that shows evidence of grinding... yeah, things of that nature. - Dozenist talk 19:49, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

I agree. Show pictures of abfractions, what teeth that have grinding look like, attrition, mouth guards... Makes perfect sense to me. Why not? -ForestAngel 15:22, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Research?

I would like to know where this research came from that said most people grind their teeth to some degree. I myself grind my teeth at night and no one else I know does it. Can I have a link where this specific quote came from? A statistic? The demographic? If the study group were all adults and lived in the city than these results are invalid and biased. I'd also like some information on how I can fix this. I seem to start grinding my teeth for short intervals every sleep cycle. Why? Help? ForestAngel 15:18, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

(I don't know anything about the statistics). The article says that bruxism is the result of a reflex chewing action, and that there is no known cure. Doctors and dentists typically prescribe low doses of tricyclic antidepressants which can reduce the symptoms in some people, though this is really an off-label prescription. In theory it should be possible to determine the underlying cause of an individual's bruxing through a process of elimination, but in reality a doctor will just try a number of different prescriptions. Biofeedback seems to be the best solution, but doesn't seem to be something a typical GP would be able to offer.   — Lee J Haywood 21:46, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

My dentist has sold me a night guard which is some flexible plastic, and which works well. It is custom-fitted, so the process of getting it required two visits, then a third visit when it turned out to be slightly oversize, so it could be trimmed. A friend of mine reports that his girlfriend, who suffers from bruxism, finds relief from a before-sleep neck massage, which would indicate stress being the issue. Chazz 23:07, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

Stress is a particular problem, particularly when you're not aware of it. Our ability to deal with a given amount of stress and anxiety diminishes with age, and stress hormones affect the perception of pain (from any associated muscle tension) by the brain. Once a state of chronic pain is reached, it can be very difficult to find a treatment which breaks the cycle of tension and pain.   — Lee J Haywood 09:56, 24 January 2007 (UTC)