FROM MIND TO MOUTH: THE IMPACT OF EMOTIONS ON BRUXISM – A LITERATURE REVIEW

Abstract

Bruxism, characterized by clenching or grinding of teeth, is a multifactorial phenomenon that transcends the dental field, involving a complex interaction between physical and emotional factors. Intense emotional responses, such as stress, anxiety and depression, have been shown to play a significant role in the manifestation and intensification of this behavior, which is divided into two categories: sleep bruxism and waking bruxism. The bidirectional relationship between the individual's emotional state and bruxism highlights the importance of a comprehensive approach in understanding and treating these manifestations, which takes into account both the physical and emotional aspects for a complete and effective approach. The objective of this work is to verify the relationship between bruxism and emotions and highlight that, for promising perspectives in the prognosis of bruxing patients, in-depth investigation into the multifactorial nature of bruxism, especially with regard to emotional aspects, as well as understanding the need to advance multidisciplinary therapies, are essential.The methodological approach of the present study is a bibliographical review relating bruxism to human emotions, bringing together articles from the Pubmed, Scielo, Google Scholar, National Library of Medicine and Psyinfo databases in the languages ​​of English or Portuguese that comprise the year of publication of 1970 to 2019. In the end, it was possible to conclude that bruxism has no cure and is progressive in humanity, as well as the interrelationship between emotions and bruxism, scientifically proven, is everyday and requires further research to improve integrative dentistry. against bruxing patients.