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Possible association between obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and sleep bruxism in adults: an umbrella review.

Sleep medicine · Pereira KK, Pereira IF, Machado Júnior AJ · 2026-07-09

Sleep bruxism and obstructive sleep apnea frequently coexist in adults, possibly sharing common mechanisms, though existing systematic reviews show heterogeneous evidence of limited quality and causality remains unestablished.

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