Search for dissertations about: "sleep bruxism"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words sleep bruxism.

2. 1. Medication in temporomandibular disorders and bruxism

   Author : Birgitta Johansson Cahlin; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; temporomandibular disorders; sleep bruxism; glucosamine sulfate; pramipexole; dopamine agonist; botulinum toxin; cerebral palsy;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to explore aspects of pharmaceutical intervention in temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) and bruxism. Sleep bruxism is a movement disorder that signals disturbed sleep and constitutes a significant health problem due to TMDs, headache and tooth wear. READ MORE

4. 2. Experimental tooth clenching : a model for studying mechanisms of muscle pain

   Author : Andreas Dawson; Malmö högskola; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; tooth clenching; muscle pain; bruxism; Delphi technique; pain measurement; masticatory muscles; experimental pain; proprioceptive allodynia; temporomandibular disorders; serotonin; glutamate; masseter muscle; microdialysis;

   Abstract : “I felt like I’d done three rounds with Mike Tyson…all becauseI was grinding my teeth in my sleep”, så beskrev en patient somintervjuades av Daily Mail i en artikel där det ökade problemet medöverbelastning i käkarna beskrevs, vilket kan leda till tandslitage,muskelsmärta, och frakturer på tandmaterial. Det personliga lidandet,och de ekonomiska kostnaderna för både individ och samhälle ärstort. READ MORE

5. 3. Extensive tooth wear in adults : classification and prosthetic treatment

   Author : Wedad Hammoudi; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Background: Tooth wear (TW) is an insidious and cumulative mul- tifactorial process that may comprise erosion, abrasion or attrition, and combinations thereof. These different processes are of chemical or physical origin and not microbiological. READ MORE