Prevalence of Temporomandibular Disorders Among Dental Students of College of Dentistry-Hawler Medical University. by Saeed Hameed Tutmayi, Twana Hoshyar Saleem, Sara Aswad Khoshnaw, Sana Khals Hamad, Sonya Nadir Saeed

“…Trauma was observed in just 12.5% of the participants. Bite and bruxism habits were observed in 24.2% and 10% of the students respectively. …”
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Awareness and Treatment Decisions on Tooth Wear among Jordanian Dentists and Prosthodontists: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study by Samiha Sartawi, Nesreen A. Salim, Duaa Taim

“…Hundred and seventy-nine dentists and prosthodontists responded (59.7% response rate), of which 71.5% was females. 83.8% of the dentists reported they see patients with tooth wear. 61.5% registered wear lesions in the patient file, and 68.2% reported they find a probable cause of tooth wear. 87.2% of the dentists reported that bruxism is the most common cause in Jordan. 63.3% dentists treated their patients. 46.4% reported they “always” record a dietary history. 77.7% did not think that tooth wear is linked to caries. …”
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Occlusion and Temporomandibular Function among Subjects with Mandibular Distal Extension Removable Partial Dentures by N. H. J. Creugers, D. J. Witter, A. Van 't Spijker, A. E. Gerritsen, C. M. Kreulen

“…Occlusal activity in terms of reported awareness of bruxism and occlusal tooth wear of lower anterior teeth did not differ significantly between the groups. …”
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The Association Between Insomnia and Temporomandibular Disorders in Orthodontic Patients by Dong Y, Zhou X, Xiang J, Zheng Y, Zheng Y, Xiong X, Wang J

“…Yanhua Dong,* Xueman Zhou,* Jie Xiang, Yunhao Zheng, Yingcheng Zheng, Xin Xiong, Jun Wang State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Orthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xin Xiong; Jun Wang, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, No. 14 section 3, Renmin South Road, Chengdu, 610041, People’s Republic of China, Email drxiongxin@scu.edu.cn; wangjunv@scu.edu.cnObjective: This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the association between insomnia and the presence of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and its subtypes in orthodontic patients.Methods: A total of 648 adult orthodontic patients (158 males and 490 females, median age 26) were included and completed a questionnaire containing sociodemographic information, insomnia severity index (ISI), the five major temporomandibular disorder symptoms (5Ts) checklist, and self-reported sleep bruxism. Presence of insomnia and TMD of the included patients was determined according to the diagnostic criteria, and statistical analyses were conducted as appropriate to compare ISI-related scores between TMD and non-TMD participants. …”
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Prevalence and Severity of Dental Attrition in a Sample of Kurdish Patients in Erbil City by Rebaz Samir Ismail, Lana Burhan Ali, Reem Zeyad Naja, Iman Haider Mustafa, Anas Jamal Rashid, Trifa Sardar Adnan, Rupak Othman Saad, Yousif Hawar Mawlood

“…Males experienced higher attrition rates than females, and bruxism correlated with increased attrition.…”
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Exploring the Association Between Third Molar Agenesis and Carabelli Traits: A Cross-Sectional Study by Isabela Ribeiro Madalena, Heloisa Guimarães Resende, Ariane Beatriz Blancato, Maria Angélica Hueb de Menezes-Oliveira, Flares Baratto-Filho, Poliana Ferreira Santos, Camila Paiva Perin, Thais Vilalba Paniagua Machado do Nascimento, Peter Proff, Christian Kirschneck, César Penazzo Lepri, Erika Calvano Küchler

“…Patients with syndromes, oral clefts, congenital alterations including dental agenesis (except agenesis of third molars), and severe cases of bruxism with a loss of tooth tissue were excluded. …”
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Oral lesions and disorders and their prevalence arising from the use of illicit drugs in a prison population. by Marta Relvas, Luciana Rocha, Paulo Rompante, Filomena Salazar, Luís Monteiro, Ana Sofia Vinhas, Maria Gonçalves

“…Conclusion: The main oral manifestations found, associated to the consumption of illicit drugs were caries lesions, tooth loss and sensitivity, periodontal diseases, temporomandibular disorders, xerostomia, and bruxism. …”
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