Bruxism as mechanism subserving hysteria

Autor: Marcus Geraldo Sobreira Peixoto, Joaquim dos Santos Penoni, Zeila Coelho Santos, Omar Franklin Molina, Maria Aparecida Sobreiro Peixoto, Raphael Navarro Aquilino
Rok vydání: 1999
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Zdroj: Revista Neurociências. 16:262-268
ISSN: 1984-4905
0104-3579
DOI: 10.34024/rnc.2008.v16.8614
Popis: Objective. To explore the hypothesis that bruxism is a mechanism in hysteria by comparing features in hysteria, bruxism, hostility, and local complaints in bruxers. Method. We evaluated 33 patients with mild bruxism, 52 with moderate, 55 with severe, and 42 with extreme bruxism with the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Index and the Cook-Medley scale for hostility. Results. Scores of hysteria and hostility increased from the mild to the moderate, severe, and extreme bruxism subgroup (p
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