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Kinder- und Jugendmedizin 2025; 25(03): 174-177
DOI: 10.1055/a-2534-7977
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Bruxismus bei Kindern und Jugendlichen – Ätiologie, Therapiemöglichkeiten und Prävention

Bruxism in children and adolescents – aetiology, treatment options and prevention
Janine Borngräber
Poliklinik für Kinderzahnheilkunde und Primärprophylaxe, Department für Kopf- und Zahnmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig AöR, Leipzig
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Christian Hirsch
Poliklinik für Kinderzahnheilkunde und Primärprophylaxe, Department für Kopf- und Zahnmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig AöR, Leipzig
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Zusammenfassung

Bruxismus ist ein im Kindes- und Jugendalter häufiges Problem, das wegen seiner Tendenz zur Chronifizierung präventiv und therapeutisch angegangen werden muss. Die Ursachen für das Phänomen liegen überwiegend außerhalb des Kausystems und müssen dort identifiziert und kausal therapiert werden. In der zahnärztlichen Praxis kommt der symptomatischen Therapie die Aufgabe zu, die Zähne vor weiterer Attrition (Abrieb) zu schützen und ggf. bestehende Beschwerden der Kaumuskulatur und angrenzender Strukturen zu lindern. Die Evidenzlage für wirksame Therapiemaßnahmen im Kindes- und Jugendalter ist allerdings schwach.

Abstract

Bruxism is a common problem in childhood and adolescence that needs to be addressed preventively and therapeutically due to its tendency to become chronic. The causes of the phenomenon lie predominantly outside the masticatory system and must be identified and treated causally there. In dental practice, symptomatic therapy has the task of protecting the teeth from further attrition and, if necessary, alleviating existing complaints of the masticatory muscles and neighboring structures. However, the evidence base for effective therapeutic measures in childhood and adolescence is weak.

Schlüsselwörter

Bruxismus - Kinder - Jugendliche - Prävention - nichtkariöse Zahnerkrankungen

Keywords

Bruxism - Children - Adolescents - Prevention - Non-Carious Dental Diseases


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Article published online:
05 June 2025

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