Bruxism, Tooth Wear, and Broken Restorations
What the damage may be telling you about forces, bruxism, and function. Learn how to evaluate wear, fractures, abfractions, broken restorations, and the destructive forces acting on the patient.
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Damage is a finding. It is not the whole explanation.
Tooth wear is a finding. It is not a complete diagnosis. Wear patterns, fractures, muscle fatigue, headaches, restoration history, sleep symptoms, and occlusal contacts can provide important information about the forces acting on the patient.
This lecture helps dentists move beyond the simple label of bruxism and distinguish between protecting the teeth and understanding the factors contributing to the damage.
Explore awake bruxism and sleep bruxism, clenching compared with grinding, cracked teeth, abfractions, mobility, sleep and airway questions, force direction and distribution, and when broken or repeatedly adjusted restorations indicate the need for broader evaluation.
Three clinical learning objectives.
Interpret wear and fracture patterns within a broader assessment.
Differentiate dental protection from management of contributing factors.
Create a more complete evaluation for patients with bruxism and recurrent restorative damage.
Dr. Agatha Bis
Founder, BIS Institute
Dr. Agatha Bis has over 30 years of clinical experience, with a strong clinical focus on TMJ and TMD management, diagnosis, and treatment planning.
Her teaching emphasizes understanding the underlying cause of clinical problems so dentists can make more informed treatment decisions.
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The Wear, Force, and Bruxism Assessment Guide
A practical reference to help you review wear patterns, recurrent restorative damage, force distribution, and the contributing factors that may be driving the patient’s presentation.
After watching the lecture, you will be able to download this complimentary resource from the lecture viewing room.
Wear confirms that force is present, but it does not explain the entire system.
TMJ Essentials teaches the examination process used to evaluate the muscles, joints, movement patterns, and occlusion before definitive restorative treatment.
Strengthen your ability to understand broken restorations, wear, and bruxism within a more complete diagnostic framework.
Self-paced education · Clinical framework · Diagnostic reasoning
Explore Before You Restore ↗Move beyond the label of bruxism and evaluate the forces behind the damage.
Join Dr. Bis for a free prerecorded dental CE lecture about wear, destructive forces, bruxism, broken restorations, and how to evaluate what matters next.
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