Journal of dentistry
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Journal of dentistry · Oct 2018
Association between bruxism and symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux disease: A case-control study.
To examine the relation between bruxism and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and the contribution of depression, anxiety and impaired sleep quality to that association. ⋯ Because bruxism is strongly associated with symptomatic GERD and patients with frequent bruxism symptoms tend to suffer from GERD for extensive time-periods, dentists should consider evaluation of GERD status as an elemental part of the medical examination of bruxism, especially severe bruxism.