I have a friend (about 31) who suffers badly from bruxism (nocturnal
tooth-grinding). He awakes with terrible facial pain and as a result
he doesn’t get much sleep. Life has become something of a nightmare
for him.
He has been to see dentists, doctors and physiotherapists – they
have suggested a few things to ameliorate the symptoms but seem unable
to suggest anything to cure the problem.
Has anyone been through all this or know anything about this problem?
On <Fri, Aug 10 13:01>, UUCP (HOW…@insted.unimelb.edu.au
) wrote:
>I have a friend (about 31) who suffers badly from bruxism (nocturnal
>tooth-grinding). He awakes with terrible facial pain and as a result
>he doesn’t get much sleep. Life has become something of a nightmare
>for him.
> He has been to see dentists, doctors and physiotherapists – they
>have suggested a few things to ameliorate the symptoms but seem unable
>to suggest anything to cure the problem.
Has anyone suggested or constructed him a bruxism splint?
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In article <26C36…@stjhmc.fidonet.org>, David Dodell writes:
> On <Fri, Aug 10 13:01>, UUCP (HOW…@insted.unimelb.edu.au writes:
> > I have a friend (about 31) who suffers badly from bruxism (nocturnal
> > tooth-grinding). He awakes with terrible facial pain and as a result
> > he doesn’t get much sleep. Life has become something of a nightmare
> > for him.
> > He has been to see dentists, doctors and physiotherapists – they
> > have suggested a few things to ameliorate the symptoms but seem unable
> > to suggest anything to cure the problem.
> Has anyone suggested or constructed him a bruxism splint?
In addition to the splint, which can reduce the structural damage
caused by bruxism but not always eliminate it, I have a few
additional suggestions:
Try to identify the cause of the bruxism. It’s been my
experience that bruxism can be caused by tension and stress, an
occlusal disharmony of recent origin (ie a filling or crown that’s
"high"), and undiagnosed endodontic problems, ie an abscess.
The following exercises, based on a program of physical therapy
developed by Lazlow Schwartz (_Disorders of the Temperomandibular
Joint_) may provide a significant measure of relief:
a) Open mouth moderately wide ten times.
b) Place fist under chin and open wide against pressure of the fist
three times.
c) Repeat a and b.
d) Do the whole series four times a day.
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>Date: 10 Aug 90 13:01:39 GMT
>Organization: Institute of Education, University of Melbourne
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>I have a friend (about 31) who suffers badly from bruxism (nocturnal
>tooth-grinding).
> Has anyone been through all this or know anything about this
> problem?
Well, Michel Van Zandijcke and Marcel MB Marchau
from Belgium reported this year in the "letters to
the Editor" of Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery,
and Psychiatry about the successful treatment of a
32 year old woman who developed bruxism as a result
of brain contusion with botulinum toxin injection
to the temporal and masseter muscles.
I think this is the first reported case of using
botulinum toxin in the treatment of bruxism.
Regards
Siupak Lee, M.D.
Panchiao, Taiwan
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