Abstract

FRUGONE ZAMBRA, RE  and  RODRIGUEZ, C. Bruxism. Av Odontoestomatol [online]. 2003, vol.19, n.3, pp.123-130. ISSN 2340-3152.

Bruxism as a parafunctional activity consist in teeth clenching and grinding beyond the normal wear functions. It has multifactorial etiology, matched by stress, sleep disorders or parasomnia factors. There are several kinds of bruxism according to the clinical signs and symptomps and it has been associated mainly to adulthood. This parafunction is barely frequent in child and it has to be differentiated from the normal wear of the caduceus dentition present in a third of the infant population.

Keywords : Bruxism; ethiology; parasomnia; child.

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