Nocturnal Teeth-Grinding: All-Night Psychophysiologic Studies

1 September 1968

journal article
research article
Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Dental Research

Vol. 47 (5) , 786-797
https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345680470052001

Abstract

All-night electromyographic, electro-oculographic, and electroencephalographic studies were conducted on 40 nocturnal bruxists and 18 control subjects. Teeth-grinding incidents occurred at all stages of sleep, with a strong predominance at stage 2.

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