Estresse ocupacional x bruxismo : revisão de literatura.

Abstract

Occupational stress is a factor that can damage workers' health. Among the consequences of stress we can mention bruxism, generally referred to as the habit of squeezing or grinding the teeth, which can occur during sleep or while awake. The etiology of bruxism is mentioned as multifactorial, but it is possible to affirm that this parafunction has stress as one of its etiological factors. Therefore, this literature review work aims to analyze the relationship between bruxism and occupational stress, investigating the presence of bruxism in individuals with occupations considered stressful and measuring the likely causes of this habit, as well as the means to treat it. In this case, the following databases were consulted: CAPES/MEC Journal Portal, Pubmed, Academic Google, SciELO and collection available at the library of the University of Santa Cruz do Sul. Although common, bruxism is still a challenge for dentistry, considering the lack of a gold standard diagnosis, the need for individualized and multidisciplinary treatment and its imprecise prognosis. In conclusion, this is a topic that is relevant to dentists, as it can harm the structures of the stomatognathic system. In view of this, standardized studies are needed to obtain more conclusive answers about the correlation between occupational stress and bruxism.