{"id":4710,"date":"2025-06-04T10:26:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T07:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dental.kiklotro.com\/en\/?page_id=4710"},"modified":"2025-06-29T18:04:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T15:04:00","slug":"clenching-and-bruxing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.athens-dental.com\/en\/clenching-and-bruxing\/","title":{"rendered":"Mouthguards"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #3366ff; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Bruxism-Mouthguards<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #999999; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Bruxism is a very common problem for the general population due to excessive levels of stress and anxiety. It is a parafunctional condition in which the patients grind or clench their teeth when they are awake or during sleep. Clenching does not wear away the teeth but the excessive force being placed on the TMJ (the joint) structures for a long period causes damage to the above joint.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6297 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.athens-dental.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Nightguards-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"bruxism-nightguards-\u03bd\u03ac\u03c1\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b2\u03c1\u03c5\u03b3\u03bc\u03bf\u03cd\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.athens-dental.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Nightguards-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.athens-dental.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Nightguards-580x389.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.athens-dental.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Nightguards.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #3366ff; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Causes<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #999999; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Bruxism may be a combination of physical and psychological factors. The main cause\u00a0is increased anxiety and stress. Also, dental occlusal problems in some cases can cause bruxism. That happens when the teeth do not line up or come together properly. Athough some authors disagree about this case.<\/strong><strong style=\"line-height: inherit;\">Rare diseases such as Parkinson&#8217;s disease, epilespy, dementia and others are related to bruxism. Bruxism made also be a side effect of some antidepressent medication.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #3366ff; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Signs and symptoms<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #999999; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Worn tooth enamel,exposing deeper layers of the tooth which causes tooth pain and sensitivity<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #999999; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Pain and soreness of the jaw, the muscles, face and neck<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #999999; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Severe headache<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #999999; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Disfunction of the jaw during functional movements with &#8221;clicking&#8221; sounds<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #999999; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Sleep disruption<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #3366ff; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Treatment<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #999999; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>There are several approaches and therapies conserning the treatment.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #999999; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Muscle relaxants for a short period of time in some cases might be helpful.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #999999; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Relaxation techniques for anxiety and stress reduction are necessary.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #33cccc;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #999999; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">The use of transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) and the biofeedback techniques can improve the treatment outcome in most of the cases.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #999999; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>A mouth guard or splint in some cases may be fabricated from a specialist in order to keep teeth separated and avoid the damage caused by clenching and grinding. 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It is made of hard acrylic or soft materials fits over the upper or lower teeth during the night sleep.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #33cccc;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #999999; font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">In severe cases composite resin fillings or crowns are necessary to repair the damage of fractured, chipped or flattened teeth<\/span>.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4710 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.athens-dental.com\/en\/maryland-bridges\/mouth_guard_1_a\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.athens-dental.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/mouth_guard_1_a-300x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" 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