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Pecori A, Luppieri V, Santin A, Spedicati B, Zampieri S, Cadenaro M, Girotto G, Concas MP. Clenching the Strings of Bruxism Etiopathogenesis: Association Analyses on Genetics and Environmental Risk Factors in a Deeply Characterized Italian Cohort. Biomedicines 2024; 12:304. [PMID: 38397906 PMCID: PMC10887134 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines12020304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2024] [Revised: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
Abstract
Bruxism is a worldwide oral health problem. Although there is a consensus about its multifactorial nature, its precise etiopathogenetic mechanisms are unclear. This study, taking advantage of a deeply characterized cohort of 769 individuals (aged 6-89 years) coming from Northern Italy's genetically isolated populations, aims to epidemiologically describe environmental risk factors for bruxism development and identify genes potentially involved through a Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS) approach. Logistic mixed models adjusted for age and sex were performed to evaluate associations between bruxism and possible risk factors, e.g., anxiety, smoking, and alcohol and caffeine intake. A case-control GWAS (135 cases, 523 controls), adjusted for age, sex, and anxiety, was conducted to identify new candidate genes. The GTEx data analysis was performed to evaluate the identified gene expression in human body tissues. Statistical analyses determined anxiety as a bruxism risk factor (OR = 2.54; 95% CI: 1.20-5.38; p-value = 0.015), and GWAS highlighted three novel genes potentially associated with bruxism: NLGN1 (topSNP = rs2046718; p-value = 2.63 × 10-7), RIMBP2 (topSNP = rs571497947; p-value = 4.68 × 10-7), and LHFP (topSNP = rs2324342; p-value = 7.47 × 10-6). The GTEx data analysis showed their expression in brain tissues. Overall, this work provided a deeper understanding of bruxism etiopathogenesis with the long-term perspective of developing personalized therapeutic approaches for improving affected individuals' quality of life.
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- Alessandro Pecori
- Institute for Maternal and Child Health—IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Via dell’Istria 65, 34137 Trieste, Italy; (A.P.); (V.L.); (B.S.); (S.Z.); (M.C.); (G.G.); (M.P.C.)
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health—IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Via dell’Istria 65, 34137 Trieste, Italy; (A.P.); (V.L.); (B.S.); (S.Z.); (M.C.); (G.G.); (M.P.C.)
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Strada di Fiume, 447, 34149 Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Strada di Fiume, 447, 34149 Trieste, Italy
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health—IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Via dell’Istria 65, 34137 Trieste, Italy; (A.P.); (V.L.); (B.S.); (S.Z.); (M.C.); (G.G.); (M.P.C.)
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Strada di Fiume, 447, 34149 Trieste, Italy
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health—IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Via dell’Istria 65, 34137 Trieste, Italy; (A.P.); (V.L.); (B.S.); (S.Z.); (M.C.); (G.G.); (M.P.C.)
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health—IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Via dell’Istria 65, 34137 Trieste, Italy; (A.P.); (V.L.); (B.S.); (S.Z.); (M.C.); (G.G.); (M.P.C.)
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Strada di Fiume, 447, 34149 Trieste, Italy
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health—IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Via dell’Istria 65, 34137 Trieste, Italy; (A.P.); (V.L.); (B.S.); (S.Z.); (M.C.); (G.G.); (M.P.C.)
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Strada di Fiume, 447, 34149 Trieste, Italy
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health—IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Via dell’Istria 65, 34137 Trieste, Italy; (A.P.); (V.L.); (B.S.); (S.Z.); (M.C.); (G.G.); (M.P.C.)
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Talebian A, Sharif MR, Gilasi HR, Ghafeli Bidgoli M, Masoudi Alavi N. Risk factors of bruxism in children and adolescents: A case-control study. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF CHILD NEUROLOGY 2023; 17:81-87. [PMID: 37637786 PMCID: PMC10448849 DOI: 10.22037/ijcn.v17i2.34695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 08/29/2023]
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Objectives This study aimed to investigate the risk factors of bruxism in children and adolescents under 15 years old in Iran. Materials & Methods This case-control study was conducted in day clinics of Shahid Beheshti Hospital in 2020. Fifty children with bruxism in the case group and 50 without in the control group were compared to five risk factors, including intestinal parasites, sucking the fingers, biting objects, a family history of bruxism, and secondhand smoking (SHS). The statistical tests of smoking, odds ratio, and logistic regression were used for data analysis. Results The mean age of the subjects was 10.6±3.2 and 10.8±2.9 years in the case and control groups, respectively. The bruxism showed significant relation with sucking the fingers, the family history of bruxism, and intestinal parasites. The SHS and biting objects showed no significant relation with bruxism. The logistic regression indicated that the study variables could explain the 22.6 to 30.1% of risk factors in bruxism. Conclusion Bruxism is a common disorder in children and adolescents. The intestinal parasites might be associated with bruxism. These infestations should be diagnosed and treated in children with bruxism.
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- Ahmad Talebian
- Department of Pediatrics, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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- Department of Pediatrics, Infectious Disease Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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- Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Trauma Nursing Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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Nicot R, Raoul G, Vieira AR, Ferri J, Sciote JJ. ACTN3 genotype influences masseter muscle characteristics and self-reported bruxism. Oral Dis 2023; 29:232-244. [PMID: 34773324 PMCID: PMC9098697 DOI: 10.1111/odi.14075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Revised: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Main aim of the study was to explore the association between genetic polymorphisms in ACTN3 and bruxism. Secondary objectives included masseter muscle phenotypes assessment between bruxers and non-bruxers and according to genetic polymorphisms in ACTN3. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifty-four patients undergoing orthognathic surgery for correction of their malocclusion were enrolled. Self-reported bruxism and temporomandibular disorders status were preoperatively recorded. Saliva samples were used for ACTN3 genotyping. Masseter muscle samples were collected bilaterally at the time of orthognathic surgery to explore the muscle fiber characteristics. RESULTS There were significant differences in genotypes for rs1815739 (R577X nonsense) (p = 0.001), rs1671064 (Q523R missense) (p = 0.005), and rs678397 (intronic variant) (p = 0.001) between bruxers and non-bruxers. Patients with self-reported bruxism presented a larger mean fiber area for types IIA (p = 0.035). The mean fiber areas in individuals with the wild-type CC genotype for rs1815739 (R577X) were significantly larger for type IIA fibers (1394.33 μm2 [572.77 μm2 ]) than in those with the TC and TT genotypes (832.61 μm2 [602.43 μm2 ] and 526.58 μm2 [432.21 μm2 ] [p = 0.014]). Similar results for Q523R missense and intronic variants. CONCLUSIONS ACTN3 genotypes influence self-reported bruxism in patients with dentofacial deformity through specific masseter muscle fiber characteristics.
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- Romain Nicot
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Lille, CHU Lille, INSERM U 1008: Controlled Drug Delivery Systems and Biomaterials, Lille, France
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Lille, CHU Lille, INSERM U 1008: Controlled Drug Delivery Systems and Biomaterials, Lille, France
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- Department of Oral Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Lille, CHU Lille, INSERM U 1008: Controlled Drug Delivery Systems and Biomaterials, Lille, France
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- Department of Orthodontics, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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