Aplicativos para smartphones utilizados como ferramenta auxiliar de diagnóstico e controle do bruxismo em vigília: revisão de literatura

Abstract

It can be said that sleep bruxism (BS) and wakefulness bruxism (BV) have different diagnosis, etiology, pathophysiological characteristics and treatments. Currently, through m-health technology, smartphone applications (APP) have been developed in order to assist in the registration and also in the treatment of these cases. This study aims to explore the existing scientific literature that deals with the use of mobile applications to aid in the diagnosis and control of awake bruxism. As it is a recent topic, which was defined through an international consensus in 2013 and improved in 2018, Vigil Bruxism (BV) differs from Sleep Bruxism (BS), not only from the sleep cycle circadian rhythm in which it occurs, but also in the clinical management for its treatment. In BV we have a very important psychological factor, as its incidence increases in individuals who live under family pressure or at work. The use of mobile applications has shown promise not only in the diagnosis through the Momentary Ecological Assessment (EMA) which are questionnaires sent through the smartphone several times a day and which record the habit at the moment they happen, but also in the control through notifications that make the individual aware of the habit and gradually abandon it, the Ecological Momentary Intervention (EMI), presenting a clinical improvement of the signs and symptoms of BV.