To prevent bruxism, attention must be paid to reducing individual risk factors.
Behavioral risk factors
- Consumption of stimulants
- Alcohol (female: > 20 g/day; male: > 30 g/day) – high alcohol consumption is associated with a 1.9-fold risk of bruxism
- Caffeine consumption (> 8 cups per day) – 1.4-fold risk of bruxism.
- Tobacco (smoking) – studies show a dose-dependent relationship between smoking and bruxism; smokers have a 1.6- to 2.85-fold risk of bruxism
- Passive smoking – children of smoking parents have an increased risk of bruxism.
- Drug use
- Amphetamines
- Ectasy (synonym: Molly; MDMA: 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine).
- Cocaine
- Psycho-social situation
- Anxiety disorder
- Stress
- Children: of divorced parents, working mothers; lights and noises in the bedroom, frequent arguments in the family.
- Shift work
