Значения термина bruxism - teeth grinding на английском

There is currently no formal test to diagnose bruxism or to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment.

EEG-investigations before and after long-term-treatment with occlusal-splints were carried out in 36 bruxism patients suffering from unilateral headache.

Comparing the EEG-findings of bruxism after treatment to those of the healthy controls, no significant differences were found anymore.

We report two patients with diurnal bruxism in whom a bilateral frontal lobe injury resulted from hemorrhagic stroke or traumatic brain injury.

The dopaminergic system seems to be the key pathophysiology of bruxism and diminution of dopaminergic transmission at the prefrontal cortex seems to induce it.