The chapter focuses on the challenges faced by dentists in diagnosing and communicating about bruxism with their patients. It emphasizes the importance of comprehensive clinical consultation and provides guidance on identifying potential signs of bruxism. The chapter also discusses the connection between bruxism and airway issues, as well as the significance of micro-arousals in the brain.
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Episode notes
Occlusal appliances are commonly prescribed for the management of Bruxism – but they might be doing more harm than good if you have not screened for an airway issue.
Dr. Aditi Desai discussed the link between airway and bruxism- could an airway problem cause bruxism? Why is it advised NOT to have a standard occlusal appliance if there is an airway issue?
Did you know there are three levels of diagnosis for Sleep Bruxism?
The Protrusive Dental Pearl: Parafunctional Screening Sheet – A simple PDF that you can look for in terms of your extra-oral examination, intra-oral examination and the history – to give a clue that a patient might be a bruxist in just 2 minutes – download below:
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Highlights of this episode
5:21 The Protrusive Dental Pearl
6:28 Dr. Aditi Desai’s Introduction
9:17 Airway in Dentistry
12:49 Lack of studies with regards to diagnosing sleep bruxism
16:32 Signs to look for to a possible bruxist and how to communicate with them
27:01 Nomenclature of sleep bruxism
30:51 Learning points to assess airway
35:43 Cases that caused the patient to become apnoeic
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