Medicinski vjesnik, Vol. 18 No. (2), 1986.
Stručni rad
On frequency and clinical syptomatology of bruxism in our caustics
Nada Omrčen
Marko Omrčen
Sažetak
During the period of five years the incidence of bruxism in every-day casuistics has been examined in two specialist stomatological departments of »Poliklinika za zaštitu zubi i usta«, Osijek. The patients who were found to have bruxism were registered and the characteristics in clinical picture, the prevailance of symptoms in some age groups and the presence of emotional tension have been looked over. The means used in this research were the clinical checkup and the detailed anamnesis supplemented by the rentgenological examination because of the differential diagnosis. In the examined group of 9741 patients of both sexes 32.82% of people suffering from bruxism were registered. People from 26 to 40 years of age, representing 42.29% of the total number of patients with bruxism, appear to be most struck by this disease. Outstanding was the fact that 29 children up to 15 years of age were found to have bruxism. In childhood bruxism is characterised by the bite in the tongue and cheek followed by headache and loud gnashing of teeth during the night. In the middle and old age the prevailing symptoms of bruxism appeared to be the abrasion of teeth, temporomandibular symptom and the luxation of teeth. Symptoms as stinging and numbing of the tip of the tongue, as well as the granular vestibular exostoses in the projection of the apex of teeth have not, until now, been drawn into connection with the parafunctional activity of muscles during the night. 76.07% patients with bruxism were consciuos of their emotional tension and this fact showed the significant relationship between the begin of disease and the psychological stress. The numerous consequences of bruxism as loss of teeth, reduced power of chewing, damages in the temporomandibular joint and others lead to the neccessity of the early diagnosis and therapy.
Ključne riječi
inical symptomatology of bruxism
Hrčak ID:
198937
URI
Datum izdavanja:
1.12.1986.
Posjeta: 1.021 *