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Article

Ecological Momentary Assessment of Awake Bruxism Frequency in Patients with Different Temporomandibular Disorders

by
Mariana Barbosa Câmara-Souza
1,2,*,
Alessandro Bracci
3,
Anna Colonna
4,
Marco Ferrari
4,
Renata Cunha Matheus Rodrigues Garcia
1 and
Daniele Manfredini
4
1
Department of Prosthodontics and Periodontology, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba 13414-903, Brazil
2
School of Dentistry, Ingá University Center, Paraná 87035-510, Brazil
3
Department of Neurosciences, School of Dentistry, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy
4
Department of Biomedical Technologies, School of Dentistry, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12(2), 501; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12020501
Submission received: 2 November 2022 / Revised: 9 December 2022 / Accepted: 13 December 2022 / Published: 7 January 2023
(This article belongs to the Section Dentistry, Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine)
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Abstract

Self-reported awake bruxism (AB) has been associated with temporomandibular disorders (TMD). However, the daily amount of AB behavior has not been quantified in pain patients. Therefore, this study aimed to assess AB frequency in patients with myofascial pain and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain and compare it to a group of pain-free individuals. Eighty-four individuals belonging to either a TMD group (n = 54) or a healthy control group (n = 30) were selected. AB frequency was obtained by ecological momentary assessment with a dedicated smartphone application that sent sound alerts at random intervals during the day for one week. Upon receiving the alert, the volunteer reported the current muscular condition and/or the teeth position, i.e., relaxed jaw muscle, jaw bracing, teeth contact, teeth clenching, or teeth grinding. Data were evaluated by independent t-test (α = 0.05). During the seven days, AB frequency was 62.1% ± 26.8% for TMD patients and 36.2% ± 27.3% for pain-free subjects (p < 0.001). Mandible bracing was most common in the TMD group (p < 0.001), while teeth contact, clenching, and grinding did not differ between groups. Moreover, no differences were found in AB frequency between myofascial pain and TMJ pain patients. Therefore, TMD patients have higher AB frequency characterized by jaw bracing, irrespective of pain location.
Keywords: bruxism; temporomandibular joint disorders; ecological momentary assessment; pain bruxism; temporomandibular joint disorders; ecological momentary assessment; pain

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Câmara-Souza, M.B.; Bracci, A.; Colonna, A.; Ferrari, M.; Rodrigues Garcia, R.C.M.; Manfredini, D. Ecological Momentary Assessment of Awake Bruxism Frequency in Patients with Different Temporomandibular Disorders. J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12, 501. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12020501

AMA Style

Câmara-Souza MB, Bracci A, Colonna A, Ferrari M, Rodrigues Garcia RCM, Manfredini D. Ecological Momentary Assessment of Awake Bruxism Frequency in Patients with Different Temporomandibular Disorders. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2023; 12(2):501. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12020501

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Câmara-Souza, Mariana Barbosa, Alessandro Bracci, Anna Colonna, Marco Ferrari, Renata Cunha Matheus Rodrigues Garcia, and Daniele Manfredini. 2023. "Ecological Momentary Assessment of Awake Bruxism Frequency in Patients with Different Temporomandibular Disorders" Journal of Clinical Medicine 12, no. 2: 501. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12020501

APA Style

Câmara-Souza, M. B., Bracci, A., Colonna, A., Ferrari, M., Rodrigues Garcia, R. C. M., & Manfredini, D. (2023). Ecological Momentary Assessment of Awake Bruxism Frequency in Patients with Different Temporomandibular Disorders. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 12(2), 501. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12020501

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