ArticleCurrent drug delivery2024
Effects on Sleep Bruxism Activity of Three Different Oral Appliances: One Year Longitudinal Cohort Study.
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- Clear Aligners and Bruxism: A Systematic Review.Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
- The Effect of Clear Aligners on Awareness of Tooth Clenching.Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2026Article
- The Role of Occlusal Appliances in Reducing Masseter Electromyographic Activity in Bruxism.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Ambulatory devices to detect sleep bruxism: a narrative review.Australian dental journal · 2024Review
- Short-Term Effects of 3D-Printed Occlusal Splints and Conventional Splints on Sleep Bruxism Activity: EMG-ECG Night Recordings of a Sample of Young Adults.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Dental occlusion characteristics in subjects with bruxism.Medicine and pharmacy reports · 2024Article
- Bruxism's Implications on Fixed Orthodontic Retainer Adhesion.Dentistry journal · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundDifferent oral appliances (OAs) have been proposed to control sleep bruxism (SB) detrimental effects on the stomatognathic system.
objectiveThe aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of different OAs on SB activity and masticatory muscle activity (sMMA) measured by EMG.
methodsThis longitudinal cohort study was conducted on 51 patients (21 M, 30 F, mean age 26,5 ± 3,5) suffering from SB diagnosed with a validated portable EMG-ECG holter and wearing different OAs: occlusal splints, functional appliance with metallic bites and clear aligners followed after 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 12 months from delivery. A control group of 16 non-treated SB patients (6 M, 10 F mean age 27,1 ± 1,4) was used as a reference. A multiple regression analysis was performed to estimate the differences between groups. The level of significance was set as P value <0,05.
resultsOcclusal splint reduced sleep bruxism index after 1 week, 3, 6 and 12 months from delivery while functional appliance only after 12 months. Occlusal splints reduced general phasic contractions only in the first week and sleep bruxism-related phasic contractions at 1 week, 3 and 6 months after delivery with no significant reductions after 12 months. Patients wearing clear aligners showed a reduction in general tonic contractions after 6 and 12 months.
conclusionResin and metal bites can reduce sleep bruxism index, while resin bites can reduce sleep bruxism-related phasic contractions. Clear aligners do not influence sleep bruxism index but can reduce tonic contractions.
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