Abstract
The aim of the present paper is to give an overview of the general project and to present the macrostructure of a comprehensive multidimensional toolkit for the assessment of bruxism, viz., a bruxism evaluation system. This is a necessary intermediate step that will be detailed in a successive extended publication and will ultimately lead to the definition of a Standardized Tool for the Assessment of Bruxism (STAB) as the final product. Two invitation-only workshops were held during the 2018 and 2019 General Session & Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) meetings. Participants of the IADR closed meetings were split into two groups, to put the basis for a multidimensional evaluation system composed by two main axes: an evaluation axis A with three assessment domains (i.e., subject-based, clinically-based, and instrumentally-based assessment), and an etiological/risk factors axis B assessing different groups of factors and conditions (i.e., psychosocial assessment; concurrent sleep & non-sleep conditions; drug and substance use or abuse; and additional factors). The work of the two groups that led to the identification of different domains for assessment is summarized in this manuscript, along with a roadmap for future researches. Such an approach will allow clinicians and researchers to modulate evaluation of bruxism patients with a comprehensive look at the clinical impact of the different bruxism activities and etiologies. The ultimate goal of this multidimensional system is to facilitate the refinement of decision-making algorithms in the clinical setting.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Journal of Oral Rehabilitation |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages (from-to) | 549-556 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| ISSN | 0305-182X |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 May 2020 |
Keywords
- STAB
- assessment
- bruxism
- evaluation
- sleep bruxism