Causes of masticatory apparatus disorders

Masticatory apparatus disorders

The most common cause of masticatory apparatus disorder is stress which leads to over contraction of masticate, especially rumen, muscles. An outcome of the cause is an uncontrolled clenching and grinding, which may be the kind of so-called “bruxism” (apart from stress, bruxism may appear due to malocclusion or faultily prepared filling/denture. Masticatory apparatus disorder leads to serious complications, especially those concerning teeth grinding.

Bruxism is a rare type of parafunction - bad habits. These para functions can be divided into occlusal.