Many theories for the etiology of bruxism revolve on the stress and psychological factors. Do you think that the traumatic occlusion as a cause for bruxism has been for the greater part neglected and overlooked?
I don't think that psychological factor is overrated rather traumatic occlusion is. To answer your inquiry please read my article titled "Psychosocial Aspects of Bruxism: The Most Paramount Factor Influencing Teeth Grinding" published in BioMed Research International.
Also, I don't think that psychological factor is overrated rather, because, anxiety, depression ant other psychological conditions are important factors for appearance and development of bruxism.
I propose to use MMPI- 201 questionnaire and test the patients to see the psychological profile of patient with bruxism.
Have a look at this recent systematic review on children and adolescents. There maybe some studies on adults- worth having a look.
http://m.cpj.sagepub.com/content/early/2014/11/08/0009922814555976.abstract
I disagree 100%. The most paramount factor influencing grinding and clenching is a bite force imbalance and the timing of the bite. Stress can exacerbate parafunction, no doubt. There are way too many people post DTR therapy that do not use bite splints, are asymptomatic, don't clench or grind and still have stress in their life.
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