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Lavigne, G.I., Khoury, S., Abe, S., Yamaguchi, T. and Raphae, K. (2008) Bruxism physiology and pathology: An overview for clinicians. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, 35, 476-494.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2842.2008.01881.x

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• TITLE: A preliminary study on the treatment of bruxism by biofeedback therapy

  AUTHORS: Xuemeng Yin, Xinmin Yin

  KEYWORDS: Biofeedback; Bruxism; Splint

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Stomatology, Vol.4 No.1, January 3, 2014

  ABSTRACT: Objective: To evaluate the effect of wireless biofeedback therapy on bruxism. Methods: Fifteen bruxiers participated to be treated by this therapy. The abnormal movements of teeth during sleep were monitored by a maxillary splint with an electric resistance strain gauge. Meanwhile, the receiver device recorded these details and analyzed the data, including the value of the biting force, occurring time and duration. If the value of biting force or duration exceeds the threshold, a vibrating device like a watch style will alert the patient to relax the masticatory muscles and nervous system to stop the abnormal grinding or clenching. Data were recorded during 8 hours’ sleep and analyzed after the 12 weeks’ treatment and 24 weeks’ treatment. Results: The average episodes of bruxism have declined from (10.60 ± 1.23) to (6.60 ± 0.75) after 12 weeks’ treatment (p p treatment, and the average duration of bruxism events was reduced to (3.37 ± 0.34) s (p