title: Bruxism threshold: an explanation for successful treatment of the multifactorial aetiology of bruxism.
abstract: Many authors claim successful treatment of bruxism by various treatment modalities. This paper presents a review of the nature of bruxism, the multifactorial aetiology of bruxism and a discussion of successful treatment of bruxism by various treatment modalities. The aim of this paper is to provide an explanation for successful treatment of bruxism on the basis of decreasing or eliminating any one or more of the aetiological stimuli to a combined level below the bruxism threshold.
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Pretoria, South Africa.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Nel
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Bester
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Snyman
mesh_terms: D002012:Bruxism / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications