| Popis: |
Sleep bruxism signs and symptoms differ according to the patient and could include abnormal tooth wear, tongue indentations, line alba along the biting plane, hypertrophy of masseter muscles, grinding of teeth accompanied by a characteristic sound, pain in the masticatory and/or cervical muscles, pain in temporomandibular joint and headache. The prevalence of SB in children presents a very high variability and is reported to be between 5.9% and 49.6%. It is considered a multifactorial behavior, so it is important to know which signs and symptoms are the most prevalent and frequent of sleep bruxism. This would be important for the clinician and the parents, as they could assist in the suspicion and identification of sleep bruxism. The research question: Investigate the prevalence of signs and symptoms of sleep bruxism in children. |
