Effects of respiratory exercises in sleep bruxism and associated obstructive sleep apnea: a double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial
Conclusion: Respiratory physical therapy for OSA improved awaking levels in 80 and 67% of the number of masseter muscle contractions, when compared to placebo. (Source: Dental Technology Blog)
Source: Dental Technology Blog - April 10, 2024 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
How To Get Better Sleep And Reduce Teeth Grinding
Having anxiety at night can keep people from falling asleep. But what's less discussed is teeth grinding, a silent public health issue and one that mostly affects women. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - March 8, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Sophie Okolo, MPH, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation standard Source Type: news
New research from Delta Dental finds a significant decrease in the provision of preventive oral health services resulting from the pandemic, raising concerns about long-term impacts
Study assessed effects the COVID-19 pandemic had on oral health care provided from July 2020 through December 2021WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- New research from Delta Dental on oral health care during the COVID-19 pandemic, published recently by the Journal of the American Dental Association, reported a significant decrease in the provision of preventive oral health care services when compared to pre-pandemic levels.The study, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on oral health care use in the United States through December 2021, showed that there were significant decreases in preventive dental ...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - October 19, 2023 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
After 20 years, here ’s why the Post Office scandal is special: the cover-up is happening in plain sight
Pop your teeth-grinding guards in and gather round, because it’s time to talk about the Post Office scandal again. It remains something of a downer that the most widespread injustice in British legal history doesn’t get the full-spectrum fever coverage that is lavished on more frivolous news – but…#postoffice #postofficeshorizon #nickwallis #aldwychhouse #wynwilliamss #fujitsu #horizon #chrisrock #supposed #nickread (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why Does He Rock His Body?
Discussion
Stereotypies are “…patterned, repetitive, purposeless, involuntary movements that are also rhythmic and continual and tend to change little over time.” They occur at all times of the day, and can get worse with stress or heightened emotions including happiness. Stereotypies more often occur in children with developmental disabilities (up to 61%), sensory impairments (e.g. blindness) or social deprivation. They can be present more often in patients with autism (up to 88%). They can be seen in ~7% of normally developing children too. Their onset is before age 3 years and tend to improve over year...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - May 22, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Impact of dental bullying on bruxism associated with poor sleep quality among adolescents - Bolsson GB, Knorst JK, Menegazzo GR, Ardenghi TM.
This study aimed to investigate the impact of school bullying and oral health-related verbal bullying on the occurrence of bruxism associated with poor sleep quality among adolescents. This cross-sectional study was nested in a cohort study performed with ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 5, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Technical review of IDS 2023
The wind of innovation is blowing - and still gives tailwind for new developements The 40th International Dental Show (IDS) from 14 to 18 March 2023 was characterised by an incredible variety of innovations.The filling therapy plays a major role in the everyday professional life of many dental practices. That ' s why developments in this field are attracting particularly great interest at IDS.Flowables without bubblesIn summary, it is safe to say that modern-day technologies include glass ionomer cements, compomers, composites, special bulk filling and hybrid composites. Some of the current developments are rema...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - March 22, 2023 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
Menopausal at work? The government doesn ’t want you – or anyone else – to get the proper support | Zoe Williams
A parliamentary committee made some pretty benign recommendations, only for ministers to nope the most important bits. Their approach is like a devilish trolling operationI feel it ’s quite unusual for a parliamentary committee to get the door slammed in its face by the government, but maybe I’m doing my sums in old money. Last summer, the women and equalities committee made a number of recommendations around menopause support. None of it sounded that major: no mandatory h igh-voltage air-conditioning units in public venues, no blanket rules on when to, and when not to, bother a menopausal woman with your nonsense, not...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 24, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Zoe Williams Tags: Menopause Society Women Ageing Science Source Type: news
Google searches for bruxism, teeth grinding, and teeth clenching during the COVID-19 pandemic
Conclusion The study showed that the relative search volume for br uxism, teeth grinding, and teeth clenching, as an indication of public interest and demand, was increased both worldwide and in the United States during the May–October 2020 period compared to similar periods of the previous 4 years. Dentists should address this increased public interest and deman d for information seeking for bruxism. Follow-up studies monitoring long-term interest as a real-time surveillance and evaluating whether increased internet searches are linked to an actual increase or worsening of bruxism and its symptoms in the clinic are requ...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - November 3, 2022 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
'Cold-sensitive teeth' are a sign of five oral health problems including 'bruxism'
Teeth grinding, known as bruxism, may cause the outer layer of your teeth to wear away, which leaves their nerves exposed to the cold. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 2, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
When is Bruxism Bad?
Discussion
Bruxism “is a masticatory muscle activity that may occur during sleep ([sleep bruxism, SB] characterized as rhythmic or non-rhythmic) and/or wakefulness ([awake bruxism, AB] characterized as repetitive or sustained tooth contact and/or by bracing or thrusting the mandible.)” Bruxism was first described in 1907. Bruxism studies are quite variable in their results given the lack of standardized diagnostic methods.
Patients or family members will often report tooth grinding noises, and on physical examination there will be abnormal tooth wear, tooth mobility, hypertrophy of the masseter muscles and othe...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - September 19, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Why You ’ re Grinding Your Teeth —And How to Stop
One morning around week six of the COVID-19 lockdown, I woke up to discover I’d gnashed a molar-sized crack down the back of my night guard, the device I wear to protect my teeth from the grinding I do in my sleep. I’d worn the acrylic barrier every night for years with minimal erosion, but suddenly I’d gnawed right through it. Like many Americans who have spent the last few years wondering where the stress and fear building up in their bodies could possibly go, the answer turned out to be my mouth.
Since 2020, dentists and other oral health professionals around the world have recorded a sharp uptick in t...
Source: TIME: Health - September 8, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Haley Weiss Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 freelance healthscienceclimate Mental Health Sleep Source Type: news
6 Signs You’re Grinding Your Teeth At Night (And What To Do About It)
Beyond toothaches, there are other common red flags that you're dealing with nighttime teeth grinding. (Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post)
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - August 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Association between probable awake bruxism and school bullying in children and adolescents: a case-control study - Martins IM, Vale MP, Alonso LS, Abreu LG, Tourino LFPG, Serra-Negra JMC.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between probable awake bruxism (PAB) and school bullying in children and adolescents. METHODS: A total of 380 children and adolescents enrolled in public and private schools in the ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 26, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
SomnoMed posts record Q4 and delivers on FY22 revenue guidance
PLANO, Texas, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SomnoMed Limited (ASX " SOM " , or the Company), a leading company in the provision of oral appliance treatment solutions for sleep-related breathing disorders and obstructive sleep apnea ( ' OSA ' ), is pleased to provide its quarterly activities report for the period ended 30 June 2022 (Q4 FY22).SomnoMed posts record Q4 and delivers on FY22 revenue guidance.HighlightsRecord quarterly revenue of $21.3 million for Q4 FY22, +32% (+32% in constant currency) versus the previous corresponding period (pcp). On an underlying basis, when excluding the Q4 FY21 COVID-1...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - July 29, 2022 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
