Causes of Bruxism (Teeth Grinding)
User reported causes of Bruxism (Teeth Grinding) based on their intuition.
Cause | Agree |
---|---|
Stress | 87% |
Anxiety | 77% |
General Muscle Clenching | 53% |
Feeling of Unrest | 38% |
Fatigue | 35% |
Anger | 35% |
Misaligned Teeth | 35% |
Lack of Exercise | 29% |
Genetics | 24% |
Caffeine | 24% |
Pain | 23% |
Wisdom Teeth Removal | 21% |
Alcohol | 16% |
Bad Pillow / Mattress | 15% |
Orthodontic Work | 14% |
Restless Legs Syndrome | 14% |
Medication Side Effect | 12% |
Fibromyalgia | 11% |
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | 10% |
Side Effect of Wellbutrin | 5% |
Epstein-Barr Virus | 3% |
Dirty Electrical Noise Near Bed | 3% |
Broken Jaw Which Caused Misaligned Teeth | 2% |
Side Effect of Depakote | 1% |
Treatments
User-reported effectiveness in treating Bruxism (Teeth Grinding)
Treatment | Major Improvement | Moderate Improvement | Much Worse | No Effect | Worse | Responses |
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Magnesium | 3% | 15% | 5% | 74% | 3% | 66 |
Meditation | 2% | 35% | 0% | 55% | 7% | 82 |
Stop Chewing Gum | 7% | 32% | 7% | 52% | 2% | 56 |
Botox | 14% | 57% | 14% | 14% | 0% | 7 |
EFT | 0% | 33% | 0% | 67% | 0% | 6 |
Klonopin | 13% | 21% | 17% | 50% | 0% | 24 |
SSRI | 5% | 16% | 13% | 55% | 11% | 38 |
Behavior Therapy | 6% | 33% | 11% | 44% | 6% | 18 |
Rhodiola | 0% | 0% | 0% | 91% | 9% | 11 |
Nighttime Biofeedback | 50% | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
Mouth Guard / Splint | 19% | 43% | 3% | 29% | 5% | 296 |
THC | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2 |
Chinstrap | 0% | 33% | 0% | 67% | 0% | 3 |
Taste-Based Therapy | 0% | 67% | 0% | 0% | 33% | 3 |
SleepGuard Biofeedback Mechanism | 7% | 29% | 0% | 57% | 7% | 14 |
Anger Management | 14% | 14% | 0% | 57% | 14% | 7 |
Quitting Smoking | 9% | 14% | 0% | 77% | 0% | 22 |
Bite Adjustment | 7% | 41% | 10% | 38% | 3% | 29 |
Brushing | 0% | 8% | 8% | 75% | 8% | 12 |
Chewing Gum | 0% | 24% | 14% | 46% | 16% | 37 |
Outcomes
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Predictors
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Bruxism (Teeth Grinding) Info
Property | Value |
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Variable Name | Bruxism (Teeth Grinding) |
Aggregation Method | MEAN |
Analysis Performed At | 2020-03-02 |
Duration of Action | 24 hours |
Maximum Allowed Value | 5 out of 5 |
Minimum Allowed Value | 1 out of 5 |
Number of Aggregate Predictors | 0 |
Number of Aggregate Outcomes | 0 |
Number of Measurements | 0 |
Number of Measurements (including those generated by tagged, joined, or child variables) | 0 |
Public | true |
Onset Delay | 0 seconds |
Unit | 1 to 5 Rating |
User Variables | 0 |
Variable Category | Symptoms |
Variable ID | 86792 |