| 41. | Sleep Bruxism ( SB ) is a serious medical disorder, characterized by involuntary grinding and clenching of teeth during sleep.
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| 42. | The pathological wear of the tooth surface can be caused by bruxism, which is clenching and grinding of the teeth.
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| 43. | Where crenation is caused by parafunctional habits, there may also be associated bruxism, linea alba, or morsicatio buccarum.
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| 44. | Disturbance of the dopaminergic system in the central nervous system has also been suggested to be involved in the etiology of bruxism.
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| 45. | Tooth wear in people who take ecstasy is also frequently much more severe than in people with bruxism not associated with ecstasy.
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| 46. | Most modern sources state that there is no relationship, or at most a minimal relationship, between bruxism and occlusal factors.
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| 47. | Several devices have been developed that aim to objectively measure bruxism activity, either in terms of muscular activity or bite forces.
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| 48. | The truly destructive forces are the parafunctional movements, as found in bruxism, which can cause irreversible damage to the enamel.
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| 49. | People prone to nocturnal bruxism, or nighttime clenching, as well as morsicatio buccarum may routinely wear occlusal splints at night.
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| 50. | The other common conditions are bruxism, gag reflexes and trauma or injury to the mouth because of falls in these patients.
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