Bruxism, parafunctional oral habits and oral motor problems in children with spastic cerebral palsy: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Individuals with spastic cerebral palsy are more predisposed to parafunctional oral activities and oral motor problems because of spasticity.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate the relationship between the gross motor function classification system score (GMFCS), age, bruxism, parafunctional oral habits and oral motor problems in children with cerebral palsy.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 63 children with spastic cerebral palsy, aged 3-18 years, with developmental disabilities.

The effect of sleep hygiene and physiotherapy on bruxism, sleep, and oral habits in children with sleep bruxism during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: Sleep bruxism has been associated with temporomandibular dysfunction, pain, fatigue, and poor sleep quality.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the gender and age distribution of sleep and oral habits of children with sleep bruxism and to examine the effect of a sleep hygiene and physiotherapy program.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 82 children aged 6-13 years with sleep bruxism were initially screened between March 2020 and June 2021, from which 37 of them voluntarily attended an 8-week sleep hygiene and physiotherapy program.

Accuracy of parent-reported health history in a dental setting.

Background: Obtaining thorough documentation of a patient's medical history is important for dental care professionals, as oral health is connected intricately to systemic health. The purpose of this study was to assess the accuracy of parent-reported health history for pediatric patients in a dental setting.

Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted on 863 patients 17 years and younger.

Effectiveness of manual therapy and home physical therapy in patients with temporomandibular disorders: A randomized controlled trial.

The purpose of this study was to compare the short-term effectiveness of home physical therapy (HPT) alone with that of manual therapy (MT) in conjunction with home physical therapy (MT-HPT) performed for four weeks in patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD). Forty subjects (nine males and 31 females; age, 18-72 years) with TMD were randomly divided into two groups: HPT (n = 20; five males and 15 females; mean age, 34.8 ± 12.