Bruxism is involuntary ,asleep, or in a state of anxiety, rubbing the teeth together,squeaking, and clenching the jaw. In this case, abrasions on the surfaces of the teeth, dental sensitivities, fractures of dental prostheses, pains occur in the jaw joint, head, neck, in front of the ear. At an advanced level, loss of function in the jaw joint , inability to fully open the jaw, asymmetry of the face may occur. It can be seen in any age group

Treatment of Bruxism
Bruxism can be treated with transparent plaques that are used when lying down at night, specially prepared for the person. These plaques have a protective and therapeutic task to the muscles, teeth and jaw joint.

Or, with the application of Botox, the habit of bruxism is terminated.

Botox applied to the M. Masetter muscle causes this muscle to lose strength.And even if the patient involuntarily wants to clench his teeth, s/he leaves this habit because s/he can not tighten it.
it shows the effect of botox in 4-6 days.

Since the muscle group that provides the patient’s chewing function is different, there is no loss of chewing power