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Technologies Applied to Diagnosis and Treatment of Bruxism and Sleep Bruxism: Literature Review

Luciana Cristina Peixoto Lemos Freitas
Innovation Odontologia, Brazil
Cecilia Santos Galvão
Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
* Corresponding author
Amilcar Chagas Freitas Júnior
Innovation Odontologia, Brazil
Laércio Almeida De Melo
Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Tasiana Guedes de Souza
Innovation Odontologia, Brazil
Erika Oliveira de Almeida
Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
DOI icon 10.24018/ejdent.2023.4.2.241

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Submitted 2022-12-04
Published 2023-04-13

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Bruxism is considered an involuntary parafunctional habit. Sleep bruxism (SB) is characterized as an activity of the chewing muscles during sleep in healthy individuals, while bruxism in wakefulness (BV) is defined as an activity of the chewing muscles generating repetitive or sustained tooth contact and/or static and/or dynamic muscle contraction. This article is intended to carry out a literature review comparing current devices that help in the diagnosis and treatment of BS and BV, emphasizing scientific evidence. A literature review was carried out in the period from 2018 to 2020. In order to optimize diagnosis and treatment, new technologies have been proposed, acting directly to assess muscle contraction. Among them, the Brux off and Bite Strip have been used for the diagnosis of sleep bruxism, for the treatment of sleep bruxism the Grindcare, and for the treatment of bruxism during wakefulness, the Neuro up and the Unstrike your teeth. The technologies presented show promising results due to their practicality and ease, helping patients to diagnose and treat bruxism. However, more studies need to be carried out, presenting larger samples and with longer periods that will prove the real effectiveness of these new technologies.

Keywords: Biofeedback Bruxism electromyography temporomandibular joint dysfunction syndrome

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