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Bruxism in a sentence

Bruxism meaning

The habit or practice of grinding the teeth, as while sleeping, or due to stress or certain drugs.

Synonyms of Bruxism

action

Related words

Other words often associated with Bruxism or its synonyms:

proceeding process inaction state inactivity activeness act activity inactiveness

Using Bruxism

  • The main meaning on this page is: The habit or practice of grinding the teeth, as while sleeping, or due to stress or certain drugs.
  • Useful related words include: action.
  • In the example corpus, bruxism often appears in combinations such as: sleep bruxism, of bruxism, awake bruxism.

Context around Bruxism

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

sleep 4× awake 2× nocturnal 1×

Often after:

itself 1× tends 1×

Sentence patterns with Bruxism

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

cause of bruxism itself is 1× caused by bruxism 1× conversely awake bruxism tends to 1× disorders and bruxism 1× in awake bruxism and dopaminergic 1× in sleep bruxism 1× in sleep bruxism than in 1× indicate sleep bruxism 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

conversely awake bruxism 1× if tmd pain 1× modifications in sleep 1× some have criticized 1× the cause of 1× the muscular pain 1×

Common sentence endings:

all upon waking 1× caused by bruxism 1× disorders and bruxism 1× in sleep bruxism 1× indicate sleep bruxism 1× or nocturnal bruxism 1×

Words around Bruxism

Just before it in the word index:

bruxelles 5 bruwer 2 bruv 3 bruun 12 brutus 120 brutto 3

Just after it in the word index:

bruyant 2 bruyette 40 bruyevich 4 bruyn 14 bruyne 191 bruyns 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanholt 13 aardwolf 13 abati 13 abbeville 13 abcc 13 abcon 13

Corpus analysis for Bruxism

  • In this selection, "bruxism" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, sleep, awake, nocturnal, itself and tends stand out and add context to how "bruxism" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include cause of bruxism itself is and caused by bruxism. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "bruxism" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with bruxism

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The relationship of bruxism with TMD is debated. (8 words)

This may confirm the presence of sleep bruxism if it was in doubt. (13 words)

The muscular pain is frequently, but not always, associated with daytime clenching or nocturnal bruxism. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Modifications in sleep hygiene may resolve the problem, but medical treatment is often warranted. citation Special equipment may be required for treatment of several disorders such as obstructive apnea, the circadian rhythm disorders and bruxism. (35 words)

The cause of bruxism itself is not completely understood, but psychosocial factors appear to be implicated in awake bruxism and dopaminergic dysfunction and other central nervous system mechanisms may be involved in sleep bruxism. (34 words)

Some have criticized these occlusal reorganizations as having no evidence base, and irreversibly damaging the dentition on top of the damage already caused by bruxism. (25 words)

Example sentences (9)

The cause of bruxism itself is not completely understood, but psychosocial factors appear to be implicated in awake bruxism and dopaminergic dysfunction and other central nervous system mechanisms may be involved in sleep bruxism.

Conversely, awake bruxism tends to cause symptoms that slowly get worse throughout the day, and there may be no pain at all upon waking.

If TMD pain and limitation of mandibular movement are greatest upon waking, and then slowly resolve throughout the day, this may indicate sleep bruxism.

Modifications in sleep hygiene may resolve the problem, but medical treatment is often warranted. citation Special equipment may be required for treatment of several disorders such as obstructive apnea, the circadian rhythm disorders and bruxism.

Some have criticized these occlusal reorganizations as having no evidence base, and irreversibly damaging the dentition on top of the damage already caused by bruxism.

The muscular pain is frequently, but not always, associated with daytime clenching or nocturnal bruxism.

There is slightly more evidence for the use of occlusal splints in sleep bruxism than in TMD.

The relationship of bruxism with TMD is debated.

This may confirm the presence of sleep bruxism if it was in doubt.

Common combinations with bruxism

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "bruxism" in a sentence?
An example: "The cause of bruxism itself is not completely understood, but psychosocial factors appear to be implicated in awake bruxism and dopaminergic dysfunction and other central nervous system mechanisms may be involved in sleep bruxism." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "bruxism" from authentic English texts.
What does "bruxism" mean?
Bruxism means: The habit or practice of grinding the teeth, as while sleeping, or due to stress or certain drugs.
What are synonyms of "bruxism"?
Common synonyms of "bruxism" include: action.
How many example sentences with "bruxism" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "bruxism", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.