Patrícia Fonseca
Sleep bruxism and dental manifestations. When, how and why intervene?
- Degree in Dental Medicine by FMDUP, 2001;
- Master in Oral Rehabilitation by FMDUP, 2005;
- Doctor in Dental Medicine (Prosthodontics and Occlusion areas) by FMDUP, 2012;
- Invited Assistant of Anatomy (2007-09), Occlusion (2009-11) and Removable Prosthodontics (2011-14) in FMDUP;
- Invited Professor of Occlusion, Removable Prosthodontics and Fixed Prosthodontics of Health Science Institute of UCP-Viseu since 2015;
- Integrated Researcher from INEGI – LAETA 2013-2017;
- Integrated Researcher from Centre of Interdisciplinary Research in Health since 2017;
- Dentist in charge of Fixed Prosthodontics and Occlusion consultations of the HPAV;
- Author and coauthor of national and international publications with referees.
Nationality: Portugal
Scientific areas: Occlusion
8 of november, from 11h30 until 12h00
Auditório D
Conference summary
Bruxism is defined as the repetitive jaw muscle activity and is characterized by the clenching or grinding of teeth. It can occur during sleep, awake or combined. The exact etiology is still unknown but the multifactorial nature is unanimously accepted.
The controversy of classifying sleep bruxism as a physiological behavior, a risk factor for a disorder or a disorder itself, has an effect on the clinical attitude either on its diagnostic criteria as whether the therapeutic or clinical intervention requirements.
The dentist should be alert to the dental manifestations of sleep bruxism in order to intervene in a preventive or therapeutic way. This presentation is intended to make the approach of the clinical attitude towards the diagnosis of sleep bruxism.