Using the quad helix to treat bruxism in children: a clinical case

• Autor(a) principal: Moura, Mariela Dutra Gontijo de
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Barbosa, Maria Elisa Santos, Batista, Rogério Alves, Batista, Vanessa Franco Porto, Grossmann, Soraya de Mattos Camargo, Brito, Maria Cláudia Cardoso de, Mattos, João Marcos Borges
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• DOI: 10.33448/rsd-v12i1.39728
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/39728
• topic: Bruxismo; Dor facial; Aparelho ortopédico; Propriocepção.; Bruxismo; Dolor Facial; Aparatos Ortopédicos; Propiocepción.; Bruxism; Facial pain; Orthotic devices; Proprioception.

Objective: To present a treatment for bruxism in children using quad helix as an intraoral device based on a clinical case. Methodology: A case report. Results: At the end of the treatment, the presence of the quad helix afforded enough space for the eruption of the permanent teeth, as well as had changed the child’s occlusal pattern, deprogrammed the parafunctional habit, cultivated a functional muscle pattern, reduced hyperactivity, and completely relieved all painful symptomatology. Conclusion: The use of quad helix for 4 months, along with achieving its orthodontic function, proved capable of increasing the patient’s proprioception by enhancing the non-visible recognition of the spatial location of the mandible, deprogramming the child’s bruxism, and consequently eliminating all pain in the temporal and superficial masseter masticatory muscles.