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Bruxism and the airway: what is the link?
Aoife Stack reviews the evidence to explore the connection between bruxism and airway instability from a dental perspective. According to Lobbezoo and colleagues (2013a), bruxism is a repetitive jaw-muscle activity characterised by clenching or grinding of the teeth and/or by bracing or thrusting of the mandible. Bruxism has two distinct circadian manifestations. It can occur…