What are parafunctional habits?

Parafunctional habits are habits that exercise a body part in a way that is other than its most common use. Biting your nails, chewing ice cubes, or using your teeth to open things are common parafunctional habits for teeth.

What is dental Stomatognathic system?

The stomatognathic system is a functional unit characterized by several structures: skeletal components, dental arches, soft tissues, and the temporomandibular joint and masticatory muscles.

What are deleterious habits?

Deleterious oral habits (DOH) are one of the most frequent factors identified by orthodontists that affect the normal growth and development of muscles and jaw bones during childhood and adolescence [1]. The DOH is a practice acquired by frequent repetition acts.

What is the function of Stomatognathic system?

Comprised of the teeth and their supporting tissues, the mandible and maxilla, the two temporomandibular joints and the muscular, nerve and vas cular systems, the stomatognathic organ functions continuously in mastication, deglutition, speech and respiration and in maintenance of the posture of the head, mandible.

What are Stomatognathic diseases?

Stomatognathic disease refers to the diseases of the mouth (“stoma”) and teeth (“gnath”). The etymology is similar to that of the term Gnathostomata. It is the term used by MeSH (along with the synonym dental diseases), but other organizations use different terms.

What is an abfraction?

Abfraction is the loss of tooth structure where the tooth and gum come together.

What is the difference between abrasion and abfraction?

An abfraction is an angular notch at the gumline caused by bending forces applied to the tooth. An abrasion is a rounded notch at the gumline that may be visibly indestinguishable from an abfraction, although in cross-section abrasions are generally not as angular and have more of a saucered appearance.

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