“…16,17,18,45,46 For this reason, it has to be asked at what point a stomatognathic system decompensates and turns to a disorder which requires a therapy. Further, some recent studies among the relationship of sleep bruxism and posture 19,20,21,22,23,24,25 give an initial hint that consequences of sleep bruxism may be also detectable in other peripheral areas of the whole body. However, it should be pointed out that the last attempt requires further scientific evaluation to support a cause–effect relation due to diverse reasons (e.g., partly reported by means of case reports and studies including only small sample sizes).…”