Bruxism is defined as occlusal stress during sleep.
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Bruxism
//ˈbɹʌksɪz(ə)m//
Synonyms for "bruxism" (1 found)
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Translations
26 translations across 25 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- صرير الأسنان noun (habit or practice of grinding the teeth)
Catalan
1 entries- bruxisme noun (habit or practice of grinding the teeth)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 磨牙 noun (habit or practice of grinding the teeth)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 磨牙 noun (habit or practice of grinding the teeth)
Czech
1 entries- bruxismus noun (habit or practice of grinding the teeth)
Dutch
1 entries- bruxisme noun (habit or practice of grinding the teeth)
Finnish
1 entries- hampaiden narskuttelu noun (habit or practice of grinding the teeth)
French
1 entries- bruxisme noun (habit or practice of grinding the teeth)
German
1 entries- Bruxismus noun (habit or practice of grinding the teeth)
Greek
1 entries- βρυγμός noun (habit or practice of grinding the teeth)
Hebrew
1 entries- חריקת שיניים noun (habit or practice of grinding the teeth)
Icelandic
1 entries- tannagnístran noun (habit or practice of grinding the teeth)
Indonesian
1 entries- bruksisme noun (habit or practice of grinding the teeth)
Inuktitut
1 entries- ᓃᖁᓗᒃᑐᖅ noun (habit or practice of grinding the teeth)
Italian
1 entries- bruxismo noun (habit or practice of grinding the teeth)
Japanese
1 entries- ブラキシズム noun (habit or practice of grinding the teeth)
Kazakh
1 entries- бруксизм noun (habit or practice of grinding the teeth)
Korean
1 entries- 이 갈이 noun (habit or practice of grinding the teeth)
Lithuanian
1 entries- bruksizmas noun (habit or practice of grinding the teeth)
Persian
1 entries- دندانقروچه noun (habit or practice of grinding the teeth)
Polish
1 entries- bruksizm noun (habit or practice of grinding the teeth)
Portuguese
1 entries- bruxismo noun (habit or practice of grinding the teeth)
Russian
1 entries- бруксизм noun (habit or practice of grinding the teeth)
Spanish
1 entries- bruxismo noun (habit or practice of grinding the teeth)
Swedish
2 entries- bruxism noun (habit or practice of grinding the teeth)
- tandgnissling noun (habit or practice of grinding the teeth)
Sample sentences
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Employment of autosuggestion in the treatment of "bruxism" may not be so well known.
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At the conclusion of the second International Conference on Endodontics in 1958 there was listed in the final summation the following very conservative statement: "There is a possibility that in rare cases bruxism may cause the death of the pulp."
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Disturbances of the Masticatory System gives a comprehensive outline of factors involved with a broad perspective as to the etiology of bruxisms, traumatic occlusion and functional disturbances of the temporomandibular joints and muscles.
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