Khosravi Mohsen
Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, Baharan Psychiatric Hospital, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IR, 9813913777, Iran.
JA Clin Rep. 2020 Mar 21;6(1):23. doi: 10.1186/s40981-020-00329-4.
Bruxism refers to grind or gnash the opposing rows of upper and lower molar teeth. It is important to treat bruxism as a factor that can influence sleep quality, quality of life, and mental status in patients with malignancy.
A 41-year-old male developed bruxism secondary to cerebral glioblastoma. L-dopa, gabapentin, clonazepam, clonidine, baclofen, buspirone, or propranolol were not effective. Mirtazapine, prescribed for side effects of chemotherapy, was effective for bruxism, which was disappeared within 3 weeks.
Mirtazapine was effective for treating bruxism as well as chemotherapy complications.
磨牙症是指上下颌磨牙相互磨动或咬紧。将磨牙症作为影响恶性肿瘤患者睡眠质量、生活质量和精神状态的一个因素来治疗很重要。
一名41岁男性因脑胶质母细胞瘤继发磨牙症。左旋多巴、加巴喷丁、氯硝西泮、可乐定、巴氯芬、丁螺环酮或普萘洛尔均无效。因化疗副作用而开具的米氮平对磨牙症有效,磨牙症在3周内消失。
米氮平对治疗磨牙症以及化疗并发症均有效。