An Evaluation of Bruxism Control: Massed Negative Practice and Automated Relaxation Training
- 1 November 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Dental Research
- Vol. 54 (6) , 1120-1123
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345750540060401
Abstract
Behavior modification techniques of massed negative practice and relaxation training were applied to separate groups of individuals who had been diagnosed as "bruxers" by multiple criteria. When assessed by an objective index of grinding, neither technique was found to have reduced bruxism significantly. Grinding and state of anxiety scores of bruxers were significantly higher than those of nonbruxing controls. Bruxers did not differ from nonbruxers on trait anxiety measures.Keywords
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