El bruxismo y su relación con las alteraciones temporomandibulares en pacientes pediátricos. Revisión sistemática.

Abstract

Introduction: The etiology of bruxism is still currently a scientific debate, which is why it has been determined that it is multifactorial, in which in children it has been involved with oral habits, temporomandibular disorders, malocclusion, moods, etc. On the other hand, treatment should be orientated towards the identification of etiological factors and not only on signs and symptoms. Objective: to relate bruxism in children with temporomandibular disorders. Materials and methods: The present research work is of a qualitative methodological approach, of a retrospective and cross-sectional type of research. With the literary review of 50 scientific articles. Result: the etiological factors and the type of bruxism, the diagnosis in pediatric bruxist patients, the signs and symptoms and the treatment of bruxism in children in relation to temporomandibular alterations were evaluated. Conclusion: It is evident that there is a relationship between bruxism and temporomandibular alterations, within the etiological factors of bruxism we find temporomandibular alterations, for which it is important to reach the correct diagnosis of the bruxist child in order to treat it accordingly, we know that the treatment is multidisciplinary and everything depends on the etiological factor of bruxism and if it presents temporomandibular alterations.