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Bruxism is excessive teeth grinding or jaw clenching. It is an oral parafunctional activity; i.e., it is unrelated to normal function such as eating or talking. Bruxism is a common behavior; the global prevalence of bruxism (both sleep and awake) is approximately 22%. Several symptoms are commonly associated with bruxism, including aching jaw muscles…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruxism | Causes | See causes | 1.00 | infobox |
| Bruxism | Specialty | Prosthodontics, orthodontics | 1.00 | infobox |
| Bruxism | is a | common behavior | 0.90 | text |
| Bruxism | is a | parafunctional activity | 0.90 | text |
| Bruxism | is a | repetitive jaw-muscle activity characterized by clenching or grinding of the teeth and/or by bracing or thrusting of the mandible | 0.90 | text |
| Bruxism | is a | entirely different disorder and is not associated with awake bruxism | 0.90 | text |
| eating or talking | instance of | it is unrelated to normal function | 0.80 | text |
| abfraction | instance of | but also possibly other types of tooth wear | 0.80 | text |
| where notches form around the neck of the teeth at the gumline.Tooth fractures | instance of | but also possibly other types of tooth wear | 0.80 | text |
| and repeated failure of dental restorations | instance of | but also possibly other types of tooth wear | 0.80 | text |
| cheek biting | instance of | and is often associated with other semivoluntary oral habits | 0.80 | text |
| nail biting | instance of | and is often associated with other semivoluntary oral habits | 0.80 | text |
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