EVALUATION OF DENTAL WEAR IN A GROUP OF PATIENTS WITH SELF-REPORTED SLEEP BRUXISM.

Aim. The aim of this research is to evaluate dental wear in a group of patients with self-reported sleep bruxism. Materials and methods. The study group consisted of a number of 37 patients, women and men, aged between 25 and 57 years, who self-reported bruxism during sleep. Results and discussion. Sextant III recorded the lowest mean and sextant V the highest mean for tooth wear grading scores. 91.9% of the participants presented generalized dental wear. The mild degree of tooth wear was most frequently encountered at sextant III, moderate wear was most frequently encountered at sextant V, and severe wear at sextant II and V. Conclusions. The most frequent score of dental wear recorded was represented by score 2. Most of the patients with self-reported bruxism in sleep presented generalized dental wear. The majority of patients recorded a moderate level of dental wear. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]