{"id":22787,"date":"2024-03-05T15:57:57","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T15:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.osteopatacicolella.it\/2024\/03\/05\/bruxism-more-than-just-a-mouthguard\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T15:39:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T15:39:11","slug":"bruxism-more-than-just-a-mouthguard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.osteopatacicolella.it\/en\/2024\/03\/05\/bruxism-more-than-just-a-mouthguard\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruxism: More Than Just a Mouthguard"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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WHAT IS BRUXISM?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bruxism is a very common condition in which the individual clenches their teeth excessively, associated with pain in the mandibular area and altered sensitivity of the trigeminal nerve.<\/p>\n

This disorder can occur at night or even during the day; often it is the dentist who notices it by observing the overly smooth or worn surface of the teeth, or the person themselves who complains of jaw soreness, especially upon waking.<\/p>\n

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WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF BRUXISM?<\/p>\n

Teeth grinding often corresponds to overexcitation of the masticatory muscles, such as the pterygoids, the temporal muscle, and the masseter, which in fact exhibit muscular hypertonia and tenderness under pressure. <\/span><\/p>\n

These are useful signs for diagnosing bruxism, which is important because the person is often unaware of it.<\/p>\n

Instead, they may experience referred neck pain, headaches, jaw clicking, and TMJ disorders, which underlie the phenomenon of bruxism.<\/p>\n

A skilled osteopath is able to diagnose this disorder in the first session and treat it appropriately.<\/p>\n

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THE CAUSES OF BRUXISM<\/p>\n

The causes of bruxism are often attributable to situations of acute stress, jaw clicking, nervousness, neuralgia, and dental problems. Therefore, for the therapeutic approach to be effective, <\/span>it must be of an integrated type, considering that the problem is often multifactorial.<\/p>\n

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HOW TO RESOLVE BRUXISM: THE THERAPIES<\/p>\n

Treatments for bruxism involve cranial treatment; specifically, work is done on the overloaded muscles. The structures are relaxed and dysfunctions corrected, with the aim of rebalancing nervous tone. <\/p>\n

The use of a mouthguard is also important; in fact, it helps protect the dental arches from wear and tear, and eventually corrects premature contacts that the dentist may find.<\/p>\n

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WHAT IS BRUXISM? Bruxism is a very common condition in which the individual clenches their teeth excessively, associated with pain in the mandibular area and altered sensitivity of the trigeminal nerve. This disorder can occur at night or even during the day; often it is the dentist who notices it by observing the overly smooth […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22788,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-treatments-and-therapies"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t