| Title |
Drug Addiction Exacerbates Daytime Clenching and Sleep Bruxism |
| Clinical Question |
In a patient with known heroin addiction, is there an increased risk of daytime clenching and sleep bruxism? |
| Clinical Bottom Line |
Drug addiction does increase the likelihood of daytime clenching and sleep bruxism. |
| Best Evidence |
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| PubMed ID |
Author / Year |
Patient Group |
Study type
(level of evidence) |
| 11889649 | Winocur/2001 | Subjects with or without drug addiction (55 addicted and 52 non-addicts). | Case Control Study | | Key results | 64% of drug addicts had daytime clenching compared to the non-addicts at 29%. P value of 0.00186 and 95% confidence interval of 1.38 to 3.53. For sleep bruxism 47% of the drug addicts had symptoms, higher then the control group of 19%. P value 0.0075 and 95% confidence interval of 1.32 to 4.58. | |
| Evidence Search |
("Bruxism"[Mesh]) AND "Heroin Dependence/complications"[Mesh] |
Comments on
The Evidence |
Validity: This was a case-control study with the control group similar to the addict group. The groups were treated the same and the examiner was blind to the subject’s answer’s to the questionnaire. However, the examiner was not blind to what group the subject belonged to. The sleep bruxism had to be evaluated by wear facets and self-reports of headache and stiffness in the morning.
Perspective: The study did not look at the other factors associated with drug addicts. This includes the emotional stress, combination of drugs, prison time, and nutritional habits. The study was also not strictly focused on Heroin addicts and most subjects were male. |
| Applicability |
Patients with known drug addictions need to be evaluated and monitored for oral para-functional habits. Those with these habits need to be given treatment such as an oral appliance to help prevent tooth destruction and muscle soreness. |
| Specialty |
(General Dentistry) (Periodontics) (Prosthodontics) (Restorative Dentistry) (Dental Hygiene) (Behavioral Science) (Interprofessional CATs) |
| Keywords |
Heroin, Drug Addiction, Sleep Bruxism, Daytime Clenching
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| ID# |
2620 |
| Date of submission |
03/25/2014 |
| E-mail |
martini@livemail.uthscsa.edu |
| Author |
Tyler Martini |
| Co-author(s) |
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| Co-author(s) e-mail |
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| Faculty mentor |
John P. Hatch, PhD |
| Faculty mentor e-mail |
hatch@uthscsa.edu |
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Basic Science Rationale
(Mechanisms that may account for and/or explain the clinical question, i.e. is the answer to the clinical question consistent with basic biological, physical and/or behavioral science principles, laws and research?) |
| None available | |
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Comments and Evidence-Based Updates on the CAT
(FOR PRACTICING DENTISTS', FACULTY, RESIDENTS and/or STUDENTS COMMENTS ON PUBLISHED CATs) |
| None available | |