The influence of gender and bruxism on human minimum interdental threshold ability

Abstract

Objective:To evaluate the influence of gender and bruxism on the ability to discriminate minimum interdental threshold.Material and methods:One hundred and fifteen individuals, representing both genders, bruxers and non-bruxers, with a mean age of 23.64 years, were selected for this study. For group allocation, every individual was subjected to a specific physical examination to detect bruxism (performed by three different examiners). Evaluation of the ability to discriminate minimum interdental threshold was performed using industrialized 0.010 mm-, 0.024 mm-, 0.030 mm-, 0.050 mm-, 0.080 mm- and 0.094 mm-thick aluminum foils that were placed between upper and lower premolars. Data were analyzed statistically by multiple linear regression analysis at 5% significance level.Results:Neither gender nor bruxism influenced the ability to discriminate minimum interdental threshold (p>0.05).Conclusion:Gender and the presence of bruxism do not play a role in the minimum interdental threshold.

Bruxism Is Unlikely to Cause Damage to the Periodontium: Findings From a Systematic Literature Assessment

“…Thus, four papers were included in the review 11,20,21 . Search expansion strategies found two further papers, 28,29 accounting for a total of six papers included in the review 11,20‐22,28,29 …”

“…11,20,21 Search expansion strategies found two further papers, 28,29 accounting for a total of six papers included in the review. 11,[20][21][22]28,29 Structured reading of the included articles showed a high variability of topics. Two papers dealt with the influence of bruxism on periodontal perception by the assessment of interdental tactile threshold, 21,28 whereas single papers investigated the prevalence of periodontal problems in individuals with different grinding patterns, 20 the association between self-reported bruxism and periodontal problems at the general population level, 11 the prevalence of pathologic tooth migration in a cohort sample of periodontal patients in relation to self-reported bruxism, 29 and the differences in periodontal parameters between two cohorts of periodontal or bruxism patients.…”

“…First, it should be noted that very few research papers on the argument were published, with only six papers admitted in the review 11,20‐22,28,29 . Such limited quantity causes serious concerns about the external validity of each individual paper 34 .…”

Delayed‐onset muscle soreness does not influence occlusal sensitivity and position sense of the mandible

“…Three participants taking part in the current study reported subjective history of sleep bruxism, and this might have potentially influenced the results, since lower level of pain and fatigue after the exercises can be expected. Nevertheless, controversial results are reported in literature, with some previous researches suggesting that the OS of bruxers was lower than that of non-bruxers due to the excessive occlusal force for prolonged periods (28,29), and one more recent study reporting no significant difference in OS between bruxers and controls (6).…”

Comparisons of maximum deformation and failure forces at the implant–abutment interface of titanium implants between titanium-alloy and zirconia abutments with two levels of marginal bone loss

“…Calderon et al [31] found that the maximum bite force varied from 656.1 to 108.9 N in females with bruxism (mean maximum bite force: 395.6 N), and from 999.3 to 262.8 N in males with bruxism (mean maximum bite force: 584.5 N). These results suggest that in patients with bruxism and serious marginal bone loss (>3.0 mm) surrounding the implant, both zirconia and titanium-alloy abutments should be applied with extreme care.…”