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ReviewSleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung2024

Effects of different interventions on bruxism: an overview of systematic reviews.

Larissa Soares-Silva, Camila Silva de Amorim, Marcela Baraúna Magno, Claudia Tavares-Silva, Lucianne Cople Maia

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Review in Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07336082 (Somatosensory Training Versus Exercise Therapy in Awake Bruxism), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07336082 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Somatosensory Training Versus Exercise Therapy in Awake Bruxism: A Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorAydin Adnan Menderes UniversityRan2025 to 2026Enrolled20ConditionsBruxismArmsJaw exercise therapy, Somatosensory Awareness-Based Training, Wait-List Control
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Larissa Soares-SilvaDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Professor Rodolpho Paulo Rocco, 325 - Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, CEP: 21941-971, Brazil. lara_soares_14@hotmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-0193-2144
Camila Silva de AmorimDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Professor Rodolpho Paulo Rocco, 325 - Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, CEP: 21941-971, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-8196-3495
Marcela Baraúna MagnoDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Professor Rodolpho Paulo Rocco, 325 - Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, CEP: 21941-971, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-3618-190X
Claudia Tavares-SilvaDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Professor Rodolpho Paulo Rocco, 325 - Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, CEP: 21941-971, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-0563-7070
Lucianne Cople MaiaDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Professor Rodolpho Paulo Rocco, 325 - Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, CEP: 21941-971, Brazil. rorefa@terra.com.br.ORCID 0000-0003-1026-9401
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro · BR

Funding

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study aimed to evaluate, qualify, and summarize evidence presented in systematic reviews (SR) on treatments for bruxism.

methodsThe overview was conducted using the PICO strategy: children, adolescents, and adults with bruxism (P) were submitted to different treatments (I) compared to other treatments, placebo, or no treatment (C) in order to evaluate incidence, prevalence, and number of episodes of bruxism (O). The search was carried out in six databases and gray literature up to July 2023. Data were extracted, and the ROBS tool was used, followed by a descriptive synthesis of the results.

resultsA total of 31 SR were included. Sixteen showed a positive effect on episodes of bruxism (BE), while two had negative, one had neutral, and nine had inconclusive effects. Using the risk of bias in systematic reviews tool (ROBIS), risk of bias varied from low (n = 23) to high (n = 5) among the SR. Pharmacological treatment, oral rehabilitation, and other therapeutic approaches presented inconclusive or negative effects on BE, while oral appliances showed controversial effects. Biofeedback, physical therapy, laser therapy, and botulinum toxin showed positive effects on the reduction of BE.

conclusionBiofeedback, physical therapy, laser therapy, and botulinum toxin showed positive effects on the reduction of BE; there is still a lack of studies to support the safe and long-term use of these therapies. REGISTRATION NUMBER: PROSPERO CRD42021273905.

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Systematic Reviews as TopicAdolescentBruxismHumansSleep BruxismBruxismOverviewSleep bruxismTreatment

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PMID38177829
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