Susumu Abe1,2,3, Nelly T Huynh4, Takafumi Kato5, Pierre H Rompré4, Anaïs Landry-Schönbeck4, Marie-Lou Landry4, Pierre de Grandmont4, Fumiaki Kawano6, Gilles J Lavigne7,4. 1. Center for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine, Research Centre, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, 5400 boul, Gouin Ouest, Québec, H4J 1C5, Montréal, Canada. susumu.abe@tokushima-u.ac.jp. 2. Faculté de Médecine Dentaire, Université de Montréal, CP 6128, Succursale Centre- ville, Montréal, Québec, H3C 3J7, Canada. susumu.abe@tokushima-u.ac.jp. 3. Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima, 770-8504, Japan. susumu.abe@tokushima-u.ac.jp. 4. Faculté de Médecine Dentaire, Université de Montréal, CP 6128, Succursale Centre- ville, Montréal, Québec, H3C 3J7, Canada. 5. Department of Oral Physiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, 1-8 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan. 6. Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima, 770-8504, Japan. 7. Center for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine, Research Centre, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, 5400 boul, Gouin Ouest, Québec, H4J 1C5, Montréal, Canada.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Sleep bruxism (SB) is associated with physiological activities including sympathetic autonomic system dominance and sleep micro-arousal. While oral appliances (OA) are used to prevent SB harmful effects, the influence of OAs physiological mechanisms during sleep is unknown. The aim of this study is to assess whether heart rate variability (HRV) changes, as a marker of autonomic nervous system activity, would be associated with the OA mechanism of action on SB using occlusal splint (OS) and mandibular advancement splint (MAS). MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective analysis, from data previously collected in 21 participants with SB (25.6 ± 4.5 years) with polysomnographic recordings, was done. HRV data were compared between a reference night (no-device) and ones during which OS or MAS was used in a crossover study design. Rhythmic masticatory muscle activity (RMMA) index was compared between nights. HRV was evaluated using autoregressive model analysis for three sections: baseline (distance from RMMA), immediately before, and after RMMA period. RESULTS: A significant reduction in RMMA index, when wearing OA during sleep, was observed (P < 0.01), but was not associated with HRV parameters change. HRV significantly changed after RMMA onset for nights with OA during non-REM sleep in comparison with baseline (P < 0.02). CONCLUSIONS: The usage of OAs for SB participants reduced RMMA, but most likely independently of changes in HRV linked to the mechanism associated with SB genesis. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Wearing OA seems to reduce grinding noise and protect from dental injuries but does not seem to influence SB genesis.
OBJECTIVES: Sleep bruxism (SB) is associated with physiological activities including sympathetic autonomic system dominance and sleep micro-arousal. While oral appliances (OA) are used to prevent SB harmful effects, the influence of OAs physiological mechanisms during sleep is unknown. The aim of this study is to assess whether heart rate variability (HRV) changes, as a marker of autonomic nervous system activity, would be associated with the OA mechanism of action on SB using occlusal splint (OS) and mandibular advancement splint (MAS). MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective analysis, from data previously collected in 21 participants with SB (25.6 ± 4.5 years) with polysomnographic recordings, was done. HRV data were compared between a reference night (no-device) and ones during which OS or MAS was used in a crossover study design. Rhythmic masticatory muscle activity (RMMA) index was compared between nights. HRV was evaluated using autoregressive model analysis for three sections: baseline (distance from RMMA), immediately before, and after RMMA period. RESULTS: A significant reduction in RMMA index, when wearing OA during sleep, was observed (P < 0.01), but was not associated with HRV parameters change. HRV significantly changed after RMMA onset for nights with OA during non-REM sleep in comparison with baseline (P < 0.02). CONCLUSIONS: The usage of OAs for SB participants reduced RMMA, but most likely independently of changes in HRV linked to the mechanism associated with SB genesis. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Wearing OA seems to reduce grinding noise and protect from dental injuries but does not seem to influence SB genesis.
Authors: F Lobbezoo; J Ahlberg; A G Glaros; T Kato; K Koyano; G J Lavigne; R de Leeuw; D Manfredini; P Svensson; E Winocur Journal: J Oral Rehabil Date: 2012-11-04 Impact factor: 3.837