The Primary Parasomnias

Giglio, Pierre; Undevia, Nidhi S.; Spire, Jean-Paul

doi:10.1097/01.nrl.0000149970.67188.d6

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“…The reported prevalence of sleep-bruxism is highest during childhood, decreases across the life span and can resolve spontaneously [7]. The prevalence of childhood sleep-bruxism varies from 14% to 17% [1], 5–20% [8], 22% [9], 28–30% [10], and 38% [11]; however, prevalence rates may be underestimates since less common occurrences may not come to medical attention [12]. The reported prevalence of child sleep-bruxism ranges widely; large community-based samples of children could help clarify prevalence rates.…”

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Community based study of sleep bruxism during early childhood

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Objectives The aims for this study were to determine the prevalence of sleep-bruxism among young children, explore child behavior problems that may be associated with sleep-bruxism, and identify relations among sleep-bruxism, health problems, and neurocognitive performance. Methods The current study was a retrospective analysis of parent report surveys, and behavioral and neurocognitive assessments. Parents of 1953 preschool and 2888 first grade children indicated their child’s frequency of bruxism during sleep. A subsample of preschool children (n = 249) had additional behavioral, as well as neurocognitive assessments. Among the subsample, parents also reported on their child’s health, and completed the Child Behavioral Checklist; children were administered the Differential Ability Scales, and Pre-Reading Abilities subtests of the Developmental Neuropsychological Assessment. Results 36.8% of preschoolers and 49.6% of first graders were reported to brux ≥ 1 time per week. Among the preschool subsample, bruxing was independently associated with increased internalizing behaviors (β = .17). Bruxism was also associated with increased health problems (β = .19), and increased health problems were associated with decreased neurocognitive performance (β = .22). Conclusions The prevalence of sleep-bruxism was high. A dynamic and potentially clinically relevant relation exists among sleep-bruxism, internalizing behaviors, health, and neurocognition. Pediatric sleep-bruxism may serve as a sentinel marker for possible adverse health conditions, and signal a need for early intervention. These results support the need for an interdisciplinary approach to pediatric sleep medicine, dentistry, and psychology.

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Community based study of sleep bruxism during early childhood

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Sleep Medicine

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Vanderveken²,

Malhotra³

et al. 2017

Contemporary Oral Medicine

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Sleep has important impacts on upper airway function, and thus the nature of sleep, the physiological changes that accompany it, and the disorders associated with it are of concern to oral medicine specialists. These concerns relate to both their role in helping manage upper airway problems during sleepsnoring and obstructive sleep apneaand to the fact that these problems often exist in patients presenting with other functional or cosmetic abnormalities involving the upper airway. Additionally, oral medicine specialists help manage insomnia related to chronic orofacial pain and sleep bruxism. The purpose of this chapter is to provide a general overview of sleep and its disorders, hence a context within which to consider specific sleep-relevant issues. It is particularly important that specialists focused on the upper airway have a good understanding of the impacts of sleep, as problems with airway patency may only manifest in this state. Furthermore, such problems, in turn, disrupt sleep itself, causing sleep loss and other physiological disturbances which have their own impacts on symptoms and on well-being.

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