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Volume 32 , Issue 1
February 2012
Pages 91 (e29-e33)

Bruxism Elicited by Inferior Alveolar Nerve Injury: A Case Report

Marcello Melis, DMD, RPharm/Carlo Coiana, MD, DMD/Simona Secci, MD

PMID: 22254232
DOI: 10.11607/prd.00.1041

The aim of this case report is to describe the history of a patient who received an injury to the right inferior alveolar nerve after placement of a dental implant, with bruxism noted afterward. The symptoms were managed by the use of an occlusal appliance worn at night and occasionally during the day, associated with increased awareness of parafunction during the day to reduce muscle pain and fatigue. Paresthesia of the teeth, gingiva, and lower lip persisted but were reduced during appliance use. (Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent 2012;32:e29–e33.)

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