Psychological and occlusal therapies in patient with bruxism

Authors

  • Dra. Ysel Ester Castro Sánchez
  • Dra. Miriam Utria Suárez
  • Dra. Ana Elbis Torres Lobaina
  • Dra. Deyanira de la Caridad Lobaina Carcassés
  • Dra. Maribel Guilarte Legrá

Keywords:

bruxism, occlusal splint, transitional nasal shutter

Abstract

An intervention study is done for assessing the effectiveness of psychological therapies and occlusal in patients with bruxism. The universe was constituted by 50 patients with clinical diagnosis of bruxism. Two study-groups were established: In Group 1 was implemented psychological therapy with transitional nasal shutter and the Group 2 occlusal therapy using occlusal splint. The study already done reveals several changes that modify the state of health on patients with bruxism, with the introduction of behavior modification therapy with the use of nasal transitional shutter.

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Castro Sánchez DYE, Utria Suárez DM, Torres Lobaina DAE, Lobaina Carcassés DD de la C, Guilarte Legrá DM. Psychological and occlusal therapies in patient with bruxism. Rev Inf Cient [Internet]. 2014 Jan. 4 [cited 2025 Oct. 17];83(1):98-106. Available from: https://revinfcientifica.sld.cu/index.php/ric/article/view/990

Issue

Vol. 83 No. 1 (2014): January-February

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLES