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  2. Bruxism - Wikipedia

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    Bruxism is excessive teeth grinding or jaw clenching. It is an oral parafunctional activity; [1] i.e., it is unrelated to normal function such as eating or talking. Bruxism is a common behavior; the global prevalence of bruxism (both sleep and awake) is 22.22%. [2]

  3. Dentist reveals 1 easy exercise you can do to stop clenching ...

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    The specific cause of teeth grinding and clenching is still a bit of a mystery, partly because so many factors can be related to bruxism, Messina says. "Bruxism is a collection of symptoms that ...

  4. Parafunctional activity - Wikipedia

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    Whereas teeth rarely come into contact during normal chewing, grinding of teeth may occur 1-4 hours in a 24-hour period, most often during sleep. The amount of pressure placed on teeth during functional habits is 140–550 kilopascals (20–80 psi), but the pressure can range from 2–20.7 megapascals (290–3,000 psi) during parafunctional habits.

  5. Dental attrition - Wikipedia

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    Dental attrition is tooth wear caused by tooth to tooth contact. Well-defined wear facets appear on tooth cusps or ridges. This can be caused by several factors, including parafunctional habits such as bruxism or clenching, developmental defects, hard or rough-textured diet, and absence of posterior teeth support.

  6. Oromandibular dystonia - Wikipedia

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    Oromandibular dystonia is characterized by involuntary spasms of the tongue, jaw, and mouth muscles that result in bruxism, or grinding of the teeth, and jaw closure. These conditions frequently lead to secondary dental wear as well as temporomandibular joint syndrome. In addition, problems with chewing, speaking, and swallowing may result from ...

  7. Chattering teeth - Wikipedia

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    Chattering teeth is a bodily function in animals that occurs primarily in response to cold; the jaw muscles begin to shiver leading teeth to crash together. It may also occur as a result of bruxism where emotional stress causes the jaw movements.

  8. Temporomandibular joint dysfunction - Wikipedia

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    Bruxism is an oral parafunctional activity where there is excessive clenching and grinding of the teeth. It can occur during sleep or whilst awake. It can occur during sleep or whilst awake. The cause of bruxism itself is not completely understood, but psychosocial factors appear to be implicated in awake bruxism and dopaminergic dysfunction ...

  9. Tooth mobility - Wikipedia

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    Although it cannot cause periodontium damage in itself, [19] bruxism is known to be able to worsen attachment loss and tooth mobility if periodontal disease is already present. [20] Moreover, the severity of tooth mobility caused by bruxism also varies depending on the teeth grinding pattern and intensity of bruxism. [21]