Bruxism is defined as "to grind the teeth, a clenching of the teeth, associated with forceful jaw movements, resulting in rubbings, gritting together of the teeth, usually during sleep".
Everyone bruxes! But over 80% of bruxers do not realize.
Bruxism is a forceful and involuntary contact between the upper and lower teeth.
Bruxism is an involuntary habit.
Bruxism tends to affect women more severely than men.
Over 95% of patients are night-time bruxers.
Night-time bruxers can grind teeth up to 40 minutes for every hour of sleep.
Bruxing can exert as much as 600 pounds of force per square inch (10 times the force registered during normal chewing on your teeth). That's enough force to crack a walnut and easily damage your smile!
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