How Serious is Bruxism?
Some persons have events that occur less than nightly with no indication of dental injury or harm of psychosocial functioning. And others experience nightly events with indication of mild impairment of psychosocial functioning. Some others have nightly events with indication of dental injury, tempomandibular (jaw) disorders, other physical injury or moderate or severe impairment of psychosocial functioning. Injury to the teeth needs to be stopped. Pain and injury to the jaw may require surgery. Other sleep disorders may be present at the same time, e.g., obstructive sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome.
