Pedro Crispim
Multidisciplinary treatment of bruxism - communication between professionals
- Degree in Dental Medicine at the School of Dental Medicine, University of Lisbon in 2001;
- Graduate in Sleep Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon;
- PhD Student in Dental Medicine, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Lisbon.
- Assistant of the Department of Occlusion and Oral Rehabilitation in the School of Dental Medicine, University of Lisbon since 2001;
- Author and co-author of several communications, posters and other national and international publications.
- Private clinical practice at the Implantology Institute – Lisboa, in Oral Rehabilitation and Occlusion;
Nationality: Portugal
Scientific areas: Occlusion
8 of november, from 12h00 until 12h30
Auditório D
Conference summary
The treatment of bruxism has been, over the years, a challenge for dental medicine. The true aetiology of Bruxism is still unknown, which leads us to the treatment of its consequences, rather than its causes.
As bruxism is so unpredictable and many things remain unknown, with the great variability of intensity and manifestations of its activity, it is difficult to establish generalized rehabilitation parameters for every clinical cases.
Given all the difficulties and uncertainties, it is more important to follow rules of intermaxillary relations, known and validated, following reliable and objective methods, in order to recover the balance of the stomatognathic system in a stable way for the patient.