Kevser Kolcakoglu, DDS, PhD, Erciyes University Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Kayseri, Turkey.
Salih Dogan, DDS, PhD, Associate Professor, Erciyes University Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Kayseri, Turkey.
J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2022 May 1;46(3):219-224. doi: 10.17796/1053-4625-46.3.8.
Bruxism is defined as a parafunctional activity. It could be in diurnal or nocturnal form, based on the time it occurs. The purpose of the study compares the effectiveness of occlusal splint treatments in children with nocturnal bruxism using the BiteStrip®.
The muscle activity of children was measured using the BiteStrip®. The groups used occlusal splints during nighttime sleep for three months, at the end of which their muscle activity were measured again through the use of the BiteStrip®.
Muscle pain in palpation and pain in the dynamic position of TMJ pain was significantly reduced in patients using soft occlusal splint (p=0.01). There was no significant change in the BiteStrip® score in both group I (p=0.11) and group II (p=0.61).
Soft occlusal splints could reduce pain caused by nocturnal bruxism on muscle and TMJ. The relationship between treatment results and BiteStrip® scores of patients using soft occlusal splint or hard occlusal splint are not significantly.
磨牙症被定义为一种功能紊乱。它可能是日间或夜间形式,这取决于它发生的时间。本研究的目的是比较使用 BiteStrip®治疗夜间磨牙症儿童的咬合夹板治疗的效果。
使用 BiteStrip®测量儿童的肌肉活动。两组患者在夜间睡眠时使用咬合夹板三个月,在三个月结束时再次使用 BiteStrip®测量他们的肌肉活动。
使用软咬合夹板的患者在触诊时肌肉疼痛和 TMJ 疼痛的动态位置疼痛明显减轻(p=0.01)。两组患者的 BiteStrip®评分均无明显变化(组 I:p=0.11;组 II:p=0.61)。
软咬合夹板可减轻夜间磨牙症引起的肌肉和 TMJ 疼痛。使用软咬合夹板或硬咬合夹板治疗的患者的治疗结果与 BiteStrip®评分之间没有显著关系。