Serie: Medicamenten en mondzorg. Medicamenten en verslavende middelen die potentieel bruxisme induceren of dempen ; Series:Medicaments and oral healthcare. Medicaments and addictive substances, potentially inducing or ameliorating bruxism

Bruxism is described as a repetitive jaw-muscle activity characterised by clenching or grinding of the teeth and/or by bracing or thrusting of the mandible. This article provides an inventory of medications registered in the Netherlands and of addictive substances reported to potentially induce or aggravate bruxism as an adverse effect, and of medications registered in the Netherlands reported to potentially ameliorate existing bruxism. Groups of medications known as having the potential adverse effect of bruxism are amphetamines, anticonvulsants and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Se... Mehr ...