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                  MIDLINE DIASTEMA What is Midline Diastema?  It refers to Anterior midline spacing between the two maxillary central incisiors.  CAUSES/ ETIOLOGY- 1) MIDLINE PATHOLOGY- Midline diastema may occur because of of some soft tissue and hard tissue  pathologies such as cyst, tumor and odontomes .  2) IATROGENIC- Midline diastema occurs when rapid maxillary expansion is undertaken.  3) TOOTH MATERIAL ARCH- LENGTH DISCREPANCY- Conditions such as missing teeth, microdontia and extraction.  4) TRANSIENT MALOCCLUSION- As seen in ugly duckling stage.  5) PRESSURE HABITS- Such as thumb sucking, tongue thrusting predispose to midline diastema.  6) ABNORMAL FRENAL ATTACHMENT- Presence of thick and fleshy labial frenum.  7) UNERUPTED MESIODENS- Presence of an unerupted mesiodens between the two central incisiors pre...

                  HABIT (   BRUXISM)  BRUXISM-    Grinding of teeth for non functional purposes is called as Bruxism.  BRUXISM-  NOCTURNAL  GRINDING BRUXOMANIA-  GRINDING DURING THE DAY TIME.  ETIOLOGY/ CAUSES 1) Psychological and Emotional stresses.  2) Occlusal interference between centric relation  and centric occlusion.  3) Pericoronitis.  CLINICAL FEATURES- 1) TMJ pain and discomfort.  2) Occlusal wear facets.  3) Fracture of the teeth and Restoration.  4) Mobility of teeth.  5) Muscle pain when the patient wakes up in the morning.  DIAGNOSIS- 1) HISTORY 2) CLINICAL EXAMINATION 3) USE OF ARTICULATING PAPERS-  To check occlusal Prematurites. TREATMENT- 1) Psychological Counselling.  2) Hypnosis, Relaxing exercise and masssage.  3) Use of N...