| Literature DB >> 22480810 |
Maria Clotilde Carra1, Nelly Huynh, Gilles Lavigne.
Abstract
Sleep bruxism (SB) is a common sleep-related motor disorder characterized by tooth grinding and clenching. SB diagnosis is made on history of tooth grinding and confirmed by polysomnographic recording of electromyographic (EMG) episodes in the masseter and temporalis muscles. The typical EMG activity pattern in patients with SB is known as rhythmic masticatory muscle activity (RMMA). The authors observed that most RMMA episodes occur in association with sleep arousal and are preceded by physiologic activation of the central nervous and sympathetic cardiac systems. This article provides a comprehensive review of the cause, pathophysiology, assessment, and management of SB.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID： 22480810 DOI： 10.1016/j.cden.2012.01.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Dent Clin North Am ISSN： 0011-8532