bruxism
31Gnashing — Grinding the teeth. More formally called bruxism. Gnashing, or bruxism, is due to clenching of the teeth other than in chewing and is associated with forceful lateral or protrusive jaw movements. This results in grinding or rubbing the teeth… …
32Clonazepam — Not to be confused with camazepam, chlorpromazine, cinolazepam, or clobazam. Clonazepam …
33Dental amalgam controversy — Dental amalgam filling The dental amalgam controversy refers to the conflicting views over the use of amalgam as a filling material mainly because it contains the element mercury. The concern centers on the health effects of toxicity or allergy… …
34Glot-Up — A Glot Up is type of dental equipment, something in between a mouthguard and an adult sized pacifier.It was designed by an Acupuncture and Osteopathy Practice in Barcelona. It is an oral prottusor used mainly to treat TMJ (Temporo Mandibular… …
35Parafunctional habit — A para functional habit or parafunctional habit is the habitual exercise of a body part in a way that is other than the most common use of that body part. The term is most commonly used by dentists, orthodontists, or maxillofacial specialists to… …
36BiteStrip — The BiteStrip is a disposable self use home test for Sleep Bruxism. Its indications correlate well with comparable indications from formal sleep lab studies. The device is a miniature but complete sleep EMG (electromyography) monitor, including… …
37Stereotypic movement disorder — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Stereotypic movement disorder ICD10 = F98.4 ICD9 = ICD9|307.3 Stereotypic movement disorder is a disorder of childhood involving repetitive, nonfunctional motor behavior (e.g., hand waving or head banging), that… …
38Attrition (dental) — Attrition is the loss of tooth structure by mechanical forces from opposing teeth. Attrition initially affects the enamel and, if unchecked, may proceed to the underlying dentin. Once past the enamel, attrition quickly destroys the softer… …
39Sleep medicine — is a medical subspecialty devoted to the diagnosis and therapy of sleep disturbances and disorders. From the middle of the 20th century, research has provided increasing knowledge and answered many questions about sleep wake functioning. [cite… …
40Methamphetamine — Meth and Tik redirect here. For other uses, see Meth (disambiguation) and Tik (disambiguation). This article is about the psychostimulant drug, methamphetamine, in both racemic and dextrorotatory forms. For the CNS inactive OTC nasal decongestant …
