The surgeon warned about the danger of Bruxism for dentures and implants

Gnashing and forcefully clenching teeth in a dream, known as Bruxism, is not just a harmless habit, but a serious problem that can harm not only your own teeth, but also the most modern dentures and implants. Dr. Sevak Barseghyan, a maxillofacial surgeon, Candidate of Medical Sciences, and chief physician of the Estetus Clinic, told Izvestia on December 28.

According to the expert, Bruxism creates a constant excessive load on the dental system. Due to uncontrolled nocturnal compression and grinding, the teeth themselves, the temporomandibular joints, and even the facial muscles suffer. And if we are talking about restored teeth, then this load can lead to breakage of expensive structures, chipped ceramics on crowns or, even more seriously, to overload and rejection of dental implants.

The surgeon draws attention to the fact that the problem becomes especially acute when the patient already has serious dental diseases, such as periodontitis.

"With progressive periodontitis, not only the ligamentous apparatus that holds the tooth, but also the bone tissue is destroyed. As a result, the teeth become mobile. This makes both prosthetics on these teeth and the subsequent installation of classical implants impossible, since both manipulations require a healthy, stable bone. In advanced cases, single implants simply won't take root," Barseghyan notes.

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According to the doctor, it is for such difficult situations that modern complex techniques exist. They allow you to restore a complete row of teeth even with significant loss of bone tissue. We are talking about protocols using multiple support implants, on which a permanent reinforced prosthesis is fixed. This design evenly distributes the load and allows you to bypass problem areas, the specialist noted.

He emphasizes that patients with bruxism also need a special, comprehensive approach to treatment.

"It's not enough just to restore teeth. It is necessary to eliminate the very cause of destruction — hypertonia of the masticatory muscles," says the surgeon.

This approach, used in modern dentistry, includes several stages. First, prosthetics or implants are performed to restore lost teeth. Botulinum toxin injections can then be used to relieve excessive muscle tension. And, finally, the production of an individual nighttime protective mouth guard becomes an obligatory element — a special tire that redistributes the load and prevents direct contact and damage to teeth during sleep.

"Thus, we not only stop the destructive effects of Bruxism, but also ensure that the results of the treatment — whether veneers, crowns or implants — will last the patient for many years," the expert concludes.

The specialist advises not to ignore symptoms such as morning headache, tension in the jaw or worn teeth, and if they appear, consult a doctor for diagnosis and selection of corrective therapy.

Anastasia Kardakova, a periodontist, dentist and expert at REVIXAN, told Izvestia on November 18 about the health-threatening symptoms in her mouth. According to her, a thin plaque on the tongue in the morning is a variant of the norm: it appears due to dryness or leftover food. But if the plaque is dense, cheesy, accompanied by a burning sensation and an unpleasant odor, this may indicate a fungal infection (oral candidiasis).

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