To prevent craniomandibular dysfunction, attention must be paid to reducing individual risk factors.
Behavioral risk factors
- Posture
- Mouth breathing – especially in children
- Muscular overloads
- Psychological factors – stress
Disease-related risk factors
- Malpositions
- Occlusion disorders
- Parafunctions
- Causes of the temporomandibular joint
Other risk factors
- Time factor – the longer a source of interference exists, the higher the risk of craniomandibular dysfunction.
- New or ill-fitting dentures
- Accidents or traumas
