Decrypting the putative interrelation between sleep bruxism, masticatory muscle pain and sleep breathing disorders: Nosology and the role of hypoxia
Mieszko Więckiewicz, Gilles Lavigne, Helena Martynowicz
Abstract
This commentary on sleep medicine explores whether the potential relationship between sleep bruxism (SB), masticatory muscle pain (MMP) and sleep breathing disorders (SBDs)contributes to improving the management of co-occurring conditions.The paper is divided into 2 sections: (1) reviewing the debate on SB nosology; and (2) based on the publications from the Martynowicz & Wieckiewicz research group, exploringthe role of intermittent hypoxia as a putative mechanism endotype that may link such co-occurrence among individuals for whom characteristics are not yet clear.
Topics & Concepts
Sleep BruxismMasticatory forceSleep (system call)Hypoxia (environmental)NosologyMedicinePsychologyPhysical medicine and rehabilitationPsychiatryElectromyographyOrthodonticsOperating systemOxygenComputer scienceChemistryOrganic chemistryObstructive Sleep Apnea ResearchTemporomandibular Joint DisordersOlfactory and Sensory Function Studies