Difference between revisions of "Bruxism"

Again on the same neurobiological tenor of GABA and Glutamate, the consideration of Andrisani G.<ref>Andrisani Giovanni, Andrisani Giorgia . The neurophysiological basis of bruxism.Heliyon. 2021 Jul 3;7(7):e07477. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07477.eCollection 2021 Jul.

</ref> is expressed which leaves everyone somewhat surprised, namely 'the bruxism is not a parafunction, and it functions to activate the ascending reticular formation (ARAS) to regulate the loss of neurotransmitters such as noradrenaline, dopamine, serotonin, acetylcholine and glutamate.

It emerged from another interesting study by M C Verhoeff et al.<ref>M C Verhoeff, M Koutris, M K A van Selms, A N Brandwijk, M S Heres, H W Berendse, K D van Dijk, F Lobbezoo. Is dopaminergic medication dose associated with self-reported bruxism in Parkinson's disease? A cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study.Clin Oral Investig. 2021 May;25(5):2545-2553. doi: 10.1007/s00784-020-03566-0.Epub 2020 Sep 12.

</ref> that although bruxism is present in subjects with Parkinson's this is not associated with the dose of the dopaminergic drug.

While for Merete Bakke et al.<ref name=":0">Merete Bakke, Tove Henriksen, Heidi Bryde Biernat, Torben Dalager, Eigild Møller . Interdisciplinary recognizing and managing of drug-induced tardive oromandibular dystonia: two case reports.Clin Case Rep. 2018 Sep 26;6(11):2150-2155. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.1548.eCollection 2018 Nov.</ref> exposure to dopamine receptor blocking agents such as antipsychotics, antitussives and antiemetics can induce dystonia including bruxism making the differential diagnosis between similar and possibly related disorders such as Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, Tourette's syndrome, temporomandibular disorders, nocturnal bruxism.