bruxism and sleep bruxism Day bruxism20% of the population Lavigne 2008Repetitive clenching (not grinding)Risk factors – not fully understood, multifactorial Normal clenching20 minutes of the day Grad 1969Day bruxism = usually phychological factors...
between occlusion and digestive tractMastication supresses initial gastric emptying Takada 2012Malocclusion reduces masticatory function, reduces gastric emptying rate, as it takes longer to eat Koike 2018Gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) in class 3...
functional relationship of condyle and glenoid fossa – as condyle articulates with the articular eminence, and not the glenoid fossa Greene 2018Condyle positioning varies on the stage of masticationNo ideal position of the condyle in the fossa...
