Current concepts on bruxism (part 1)

– Bruxism: definition and its evolution; – The neurological concept of bruxism; – The «weak link» theory; – Bruxism and apnea: the relationship; – The concept of «muscular behavior»; – Sleep and daytime bruxism: differences; – Assessment of bruxism: tools and methods; – Factors of bruxism development:

- genetic, - morphological, - psychosocial, - exogenous;

– «The phenomenon of continuation»; – Musculoskeletal disorders: a biopsychosocial model; – Bruxism: norm or pathology; – Polysomnography: the limits of diagnosis.