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Enhanced sympathetic cardiac modulation in bruxism patients

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Sleep bruxism, an oral parafunction including teeth clenching and grinding, might be related to increased stress. To evaluate sympathetic cardiac activity in bruxism patients, we monitored cardiac autonomic modulation using spectral analysis of heart rate variability and compared results to those of age-matched healthy volunteers. In bruxism patients, sympathetic cardiac activity was higher than in volunteers. The increased sympathetic tone suggests increased stress and might be related to occlusal disharmonies.

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  1. Dept. of Neurology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schwabachanlage 6, 91054, Erlangen, Germany

    Harald Marthol MD & Max Josef Hilz

  2. Dept. of Prosthodontics, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany

    Sven Reich, Julia Jacke, Karl-Heinz Lechner & Manfred Wichmann

  3. Dept. of Neurology and Medicine, New York University, New York, NY, 10016, USA

    Max Josef Hilz

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Marthol, H., Reich, S., Jacke, J. et al. Enhanced sympathetic cardiac modulation in bruxism patients. Clin Auton Res 16, 276–280 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10286-006-0355-2

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