10 | The Anterior Functional conflicts

Can and should we label every patient who damages restorations and teeth as a bruxist? Do we gain any therapeutic benefits by generalizing about this issue? Wouldn't it be better to try to understand more about the mechanisms that could cause dental overload, so that we can be more honest with our patients about our real ability to resolve their functional issues? With a better understanding of the dynamics of the mouth, we can explain the potential and the limitations of our dental therapy, and even prospect pro e cons of a non intervention.