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Self-Care Treatment On Patients With Wakefulness Bruxism, Tainara Lopes De Castro Bastos, Rafael De Almeida Spinelli Pinto, Isabela Maddalena Dias, Isabel Cristina Goncalves Leite, Fabiola Pessoa Pereira Leite
Self-Care Treatment On Patients With Wakefulness Bruxism, Tainara Lopes De Castro Bastos, Rafael De Almeida Spinelli Pinto, Isabela Maddalena Dias, Isabel Cristina Goncalves Leite, Fabiola Pessoa Pereira Leite
International Journal of Orofacial Myology and Myofunctional Therapy
Objective: To evaluate self-care efficacy on reduction of pain and wakefulness bruxism before the treatment with the stabilization splint. Methods: Sixty patients were divided into two groups: 30 belonging to the group that received the self-care guide (G1) and 30 belonging to the control group (G2) who were advised to wait for the beginning of the treatment with the stabilization splint. G1 received a self-care guide for immediate application before any intervention for bruxism treatment. The instructions were given as tips to follow every day for 1 month. Before being given to the patient, the guide was read aloud and …