Weighing the potential effectiveness of various treatments for sleep bruxism

Journal of the Canadian Dental Association

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 727-730

  Huynh, Nelly ^a,b   Manzini, Christiane ^a   Rompré, Pierre H ^a   Lavigne, Gilles J ^a,c  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; CLONAZEPAM; CLONIDINE;

BRUXISM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; MANDIBLE RECONSTRUCTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW;

CLONAZEPAM; CLONIDINE; GABA MODULATORS; HUMANS; MANDIBULAR ADVANCEMENT; OCCLUSAL SPLINTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SLEEP BRUXISM; SYMPATHOLYTICS;

EID: 35348949450     PISSN: 07098936     EISSN: 14882159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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