Abstract
This study aimed to investigate if SNP rs6313, SNP rs2770304, SNP rs4941573, and SNP rs1923884 of the 5-HT2A receptor gene and SNP rs6295 of the 5-HT1A receptor gene are associated with bruxism etiology.
Methodology
This systematic review was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42018094561). A search was conducted for articles published in or before May 2021. To qualify for eligibility in this review, the studies had to be case-controls, cohort or cross-sectional. The inclusion criteria were the articles with a group of patients with bruxism and a control group in which the presence of these SNPs was evaluated. The exclusion criteria were the investigations of other polymorphisms, the studies that did not consider a control group for comparison, case reports, and reviews. The NOS and JBI were used to evaluate the methodological quality of studies.
Results
We conducted this study with databases, such as Web of Science, Scopus, Embase, PubMed/MEDLINE, and ProQuest. We considered four studies eligible. A total of 672 participants were included,187 with sleep bruxism, 105 with awake bruxism, 89 with sleep and awake bruxism, and 291 controls. One study found a strong association between the SNPs rs6313, rs2770304 and rs4941573 of the 5-HT2A receptor gene and sleep bruxism. In one study, we considered the C allele of the SNP rs2770304 a risk factor for sleep bruxism. We found no significant results of other SNPs in sleep bruxers compared to controls. We found no positive association concerning the SNPs and groups of awake bruxism and sleep and awake bruxism.
Conclusion
The different results regarding the SNPs in sleep bruxers could be explained by the genetic distinction between Chilean, Mexican, Japanese, and Polish population. More clinical trials and prospective studies must be conducted with larger sample size and in different ethnicities to confirm the results of this review.
Bruxism; Serotonin; Genetic polymorphism; Systematic review
Introduction
Bruxism is defined as a repetitive jaw-muscle activity characterized by clenching or grinding of the teeth and/or by bracing or thrusting of the mandible.11 - Lobbezoo F, Ahlberg J, Raphael KG, Wetselaar P, Glaros A, Kato T, et al. International consensus on the assessment of bruxism: report of a work in progress. J Oral Rehabil. 2018;45(11):837-44. doi: 10.1111/joor.12663 It has two different circadian manifestations: sleep bruxism occurring during sleep, characterized as rhythmic (phasic) or non-rhythmic (tonic); and awake bruxism, manifesting during wakefulness.22 - Lobbezoo F, Ahlberg J, Glaros AG, Kato T, Koyano K, Lavigne GJ, et al. Bruxism defined and graded: an international consensus. J Oral Rehabil. 2013;40(1):2-4. doi: 10.1111/joor.12011 Bruxism can cause damages, such as loss of tooth structure, cracked teeth, tooth hypersensitivity, pain in tooth, masticatory muscles, joint and face. It also affects 20% of the population and is more common in women than in men.33 - Thanathornwong B, Suebnukarn S. Clinical decision support model to predict occlusal force in bruxism patients. Healthc Inform Res. 2017;23(4):255-61. doi: 10.4258/hir.2017.23.4.255
The complete knowledge about the risk factors of bruxism is still unclear.44 - Rajan R, Sun YM. Reevaluating antidepressant selection in patients with bruxism and temporomandibular joint disorder. J Psychiatr Pract. 2017;23(3):173-9. doi: 10.1097/PRA.0000000000000227 Studies showed the involvement of genetic polymorphisms of ACTN3, DRD2, ANKK1, 5-HTT and COMT genes with Bruxism risk.55 - Manfredini D, Serra-Negra J, Carboncini F, Lobbezoo F. Current concepts of bruxism. Int J Prosthodont. 2017;30(5):437-38. doi: 10.11607/ijp.5210
6 - Abe Y, Suganuma T, Ishii M, Yamamoto G, Gunji T, Clark GT, et al. Association of genetic, psychological and behavioral factors with sleep bruxism in a Japanese population. J Sleep Res. 2012;21(3):289-96. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2011.00961.x-77 - Calvano Küchler E, Arid J, Palinkas M, Ayumi Omori M, Lara RM, Gonçalves LM, et al. Genetic polymorphisms in ACTN3 contribute to the etiology of bruxism in children. J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2020;44(3):180-4. doi: 10.17796/1053-4625-44.3.8 Serotonin (5-HT) is a neurotransmitter involved in the etiology of Bruxism.88 - Garrett AR, Hawley JS. SSRI-associated bruxism: a systematic review of published case reports. Neurol Clin Pract. 2018;8(2):135-141. doi: 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000000433 It is considerably the most important neurotransmitter that controls endogenous mechanisms of pain99 - Kavanagh JJ, McFarland AJ, Taylor JL. Enhanced availability of serotonin increases activation of unfatigued muscle but exacerbates central fatigue during prolonged sustained contractions. J Physiol. 2019;597(1):319-32. doi: 10.1113/JP277148 and it plays a role both in activation of the muscles1010 - Chichorro JG, Porreca F, Sessle B. Mechanisms of craniofacial pain. Cephalalgia. 2017;37(7):613-26. doi: 10.1177/0333102417704187 and in the maintenance of chronic orofacial pain.1111 - Okamoto K, Imbe H, Tashiro A, Kimura A, Donishi T, Tamai Y, et al. The role of peripheral 5HT2A and 5HT1A receptors on the orofacial formalin test in rats with persistent temporomandibular joint inflammation. Neuroscience. 2005;130(2):465-74. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2004.10.004
The activity of 5-HT is mediated by 5-HT receptors.1212 - Tang L, Li J, Luo H, Bao M, Xiang J, Chen Y, et al. The association of 5HT2A and 5HTTLPR polymorphisms with Alzheimer’s disease susceptibility: a meta-analysis with 6945 subjects. Oncotarget. 2017;9(19):15077-89. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.23611 5-HT1A and 5HT2A receptors are highly expressed in the prefrontal cortex.1313 - Santana N, Bortolozzi A, Serrats J, Mengod G, Artigas F. Expression of serotonin1A and serotonin2A receptors in pyramidal and GABAergic neurons of the rat prefrontal cortex. Cereb Cortex. 2004;14(10):1100-9. doi:10.1093/cercor/bhh0705-HT receptors single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) have been associated with mood disorders,1414 - Ochi T, Vyalova NM, Losenkov IS, Paderina DZ, Pozhidaev IV, Loonen AJ, et al. Limited associations between 5-HT receptor gene polymorphisms and treatment response in antidepressant treatment-free patients with depression. Front Pharmacol. 2019;10:1462. doi:10.3389/fphar.2019.01462 sleep quality1515 - Jiang Y, Cui C, Ge H, Guan S, Lian Y, Liu J. Effect of 5-HT2A receptor polymorphisms and occupational stress on self-reported sleep quality: a cross-sectional study in Xinjiang, China. Sleep Med. 2016;20:30-6. doi:10.1016/j.sleep.2015.12.007 and it is known to alter 5-HT mechanism of action.1414 - Ochi T, Vyalova NM, Losenkov IS, Paderina DZ, Pozhidaev IV, Loonen AJ, et al. Limited associations between 5-HT receptor gene polymorphisms and treatment response in antidepressant treatment-free patients with depression. Front Pharmacol. 2019;10:1462. doi:10.3389/fphar.2019.014625-HT1A is located on chromosome 5q11.2-q13 and presents the SNP rs6295 of the 5-HT1A receptor gene.1616 - Han D, Qiao Z, Qi D, Yang J, Yang X, Ma J, et al. Epistatic interaction between 5-HT1A and vascular endothelial growth factor gene polymorphisms in the northern chinese han population with major depressive disorder. Front Psychiatry. 2019;10:218. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00218
5HT2A is located on chromosome 13q14-21 and present in the first exon the T102C SNP rs 6313.1717 - Benedetti F, Barbini B, Bernasconi A, Fulgosi MC, Colombo C, Dallaspezia S, et al. Serotonin 5-HT2A receptor gene variants influence antidepressant response to repeated total sleep deprivation in bipolar depression. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2008;32(8):1863-6. doi: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2008.08.017 It has a base in nucleotide position 102, which can be thymine (T) or cytosine (C) and that determine three possible genotypes TT, TC, or CC.1818 - Yildiz SH, Akilli A, Bagcioglu E, Ozdemir Erdogan M, Coskun KS, Alpaslan AH, et al. Association of schizophrenia with T102C (rs6313) and 1438 A/G (rs6311) polymorphisms of HTR2A gene. Acta Neuropsychiatr. 2013;(6):342-8. doi: 10.1017/neu.2013.225-HT2A also presents the SNPs rs2770304 in intron 2 of the gene,1919 - Unschuld PG, Ising M, Erhardt A, Lucae S, Kloiber S, Kohli M, et al. Polymorphisms in the serotonin receptor gene HTR2A are associated with quantitative traits in panic disorder. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet. 2007;144B(4):424-9. doi:10.1002/ajmg.b.30412 rs4941573 in intron 3 of the gene2020 - Gong P, Li J, Wang J, Lei X, Chen D, Zhang K, et al. Variations in 5-HT2A influence spatial cognitive abilities and working memory. Can J Neurol Sci. 2011;38(2):303-8. doi:10.1017/s0317167100011513 and rs1923884.66 - Abe Y, Suganuma T, Ishii M, Yamamoto G, Gunji T, Clark GT, et al. Association of genetic, psychological and behavioral factors with sleep bruxism in a Japanese population. J Sleep Res. 2012;21(3):289-96. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2011.00961.x
Previous investigations showed that some 5-HT receptors gene polymorphisms were positively associated with bruxism,66 - Abe Y, Suganuma T, Ishii M, Yamamoto G, Gunji T, Clark GT, et al. Association of genetic, psychological and behavioral factors with sleep bruxism in a Japanese population. J Sleep Res. 2012;21(3):289-96. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2011.00961.x,2121 - Oporto GH 5th, Bornhardt T, Iturriaga V, Salazar LA. Genetic polymorphisms in the serotonergic system are associated with circadian manifestations of bruxism. J Oral Rehabil. 2016 Nov;43(11):805-12. doi: 10.1111/joor.12436 nevertheless other studies have not identified the same results,2222 - Cruz-Fierro N, Martínez-Fierro M, Cerda-Flores RM, Gómez-Govea MA, Delgado-Enciso I, Martínez-De-Villarreal LE, et al. The phenotype, psychotype and genotype of bruxism. Biomed Rep. 2018;8(3):264-8. doi: 10.3892/br.2018.1041,2323 - Wieckiewicz M, Bogunia-Kubik K, Mazur G, Danel D, Smardz J, Wojakowska A, et al. Genetic basis of sleep bruxism and sleep apnea-response to a medical puzzle. Sci Rep. 2020;10(1):7497. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-64615-y demonstrating the lacking consensus about this topic. Furthermore, indicators for bruxism treatment are needed and a multidisciplinary approach could lead to therapeutic success.2424 - Cunha TC, Dal Fabbro C, Januzzi E, Cunali PA, Meira E Cruz M. An Operational clinical approach in the diagnosis and management of sleep bruxism: a first step towards validation. J Oral Facial Pain Headache. 2020;34(3):236-9. doi:10.11607/ofph.2616 Therefore, this study aimed to investigate if T102C SNP rs6313, SNP rs2770304, SNP rs4941573 and SNP rs1923884 of the 5-HT2A receptor gene and SNP rs6295 of the 5-HT1A receptor gene, are associated with bruxism etiology. The research hypothesis was that SNPs present in 5-HT receptors genes are involved in bruxism etiology.
Methodology
Registry protocol
This article followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) checklist2525 - Moher D, Liberati A, Tetzlaff J, Altman DG; PRISMA Group. Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: the PRISMA statement. J Clin Epidemiol. 2009;62(10):1006-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2009.06.005 and it was registered in PROSPERO under the number CRD42018094561.
Eligibility criteria
A specific question conducted this systematic review based on the “population, intervention/exposition, control, and outcome” (PICO) criteria. The question was: “Are SNPs of the 5-HT receptors genes associated with bruxism etiology?” For this question the participants were composed by patients diagnosed with bruxism (sleep and awake); the exposure was the detection of the SNPs in individuals with bruxism compared to controls. The outcome was the SNPs of the 5-HT receptors genes are involved in the etiology of bruxism.
To qualify for eligibility in this review, the studies had to be case-controls, cohort or cross-sectional. The inclusion criteria were the articles with a group of patients with awake or sleep bruxism, and a control group in which the presence of the SNPs of the 5-HT1A and 5-HT2A receptors genes was evaluated, regardless of the method since it does not modify the individual’s genetic code.
The exclusion criteria were the investigations of other polymorphisms, studies that did not consider a control group for comparison, case reports and reviews.
Search methods
Two independent investigators (C.P.C and C.A.A.L) conducted a search in Web of Science, Scopus, Embase, and PubMed/MEDLINE databases (Figure 1), for articles published in or before May 2021. Moreover, the search in the grey literature for search of dissertations and theses were performed using the ProQuest databases, and the reference lists of eligible studies were hand-searched for additional reports. For the selection of studies, the Rayyan QCRI Software was used to perform these steps. The authors considered the exclusion of duplicate and reading the titles and summary of the articles. If there was not enough data in the title and summary, the whole article was acquired. Studies were excluded when they did not attend the inclusion criteria. All differences in selection process between the investigators were resolved by a third author (M.T.C.M.) to obtain a consensus through discussion.
Data collection process
One author (C.P.C) collected the data from the articles and a second researcher (C.A.A.L) revised all the data extracted. A third investigator (B.C.E.V) examined all differences in choice between the investigators, thus there was a consensus. The variables collected were author, year, type of study, number of patients, number of healthy subjects, gender, age, and the presence of the SNPs of the 5-HT1A and 5-HT2A receptors genes.
Quality assessment of included studies
Two authors (C.P.C. and C.A.A.L.) used the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS)2626 - Wells GA, Shea B, O’Connell D, Peterson J, Welch V, Losos M, et al. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) for assessing the quality of nonrandomised studies in meta-analyses. [Internet] 2017. [cited 2021 January 30]. Available from: http://www.ohri.ca/programs/clinical_epidemiology/oxford.asp
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to assess the risk of bias in the case-control and cohort studies. The NOS for case-controls studies analyzed the quality of studies based on the selection of study groups, their comparability and investigation of exposure, applying eight questions. The selection corresponds to four items: (1) Is the case definition adequate?; (2) Representativeness of the cases; (3) Selection of Controls; (4) Definition of Controls. Comparability consists to one item (1) Comparability of cases and controls based on the design or analysis. The Exposure category presents three items: (1) Analyses ascertainment of exposure; (2) Same method of ascertainment for cases and controls; and (3) non-Response rate. A maximum of one star can be attributed for each numbered item within the Selection and Exposure, whereas a maximum of two stars can be attributed for Comparability.
Along with the three categories of the NOS for cohort studies (selection, comparability, and outcome), eight items were analyzed. Selection presents four items: (1) Representativeness of the exposed cohort; (2) Selection of the non-exposed cohort; (3) Ascertainment of exposure; (4) Demonstration that outcome of interest was not present at the beginning of the study. Comparability corresponds to one item: (1) Comparability of cohorts based on the design or analysis. The outcome category is evaluated with three questions: (1) Assessment of outcome; (2) Was follow-up long enough for outcomes to occur; (3) Adequacy of follow up of cohorts. A maximum of one star can be attributed for each numbered item within the Selection and Outcome categories, whereas a maximum of two stars can be attributed to the Comparability.
Therefore, four stars could be attribute to the selection, two stars to the compatibility, and three stars to the exposure (case-controls studies)/outcome (Cohort studies). A maximum of nine stars can be attributed to a study, corresponding to the highest quality. Six stars or more are classified as low risk of bias, and five stars or less as high risk of bias.
Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Critical Appraisal Checklist for Analytical Cross-Sectional Studies was used to evaluate the methodological quality of these studies. The tool consists of eight questions that consider the evaluation of the inclusion criteria, details about the subjects and setting of study, valid and reliable exposure and outcomes measures, objective/standardized criteria for measuring the condition, identification of confounding factors, and the appropriate statistical analysis. The questions should have answers according to: Yes, No, Unclear, or Not/Applicable.2727 - Aromataris E, Munn Z (Editors). Joanna Briggs Institute Reviewer’s Manual. The Joanna Briggs Institute. [Internet] 2017. [cited 2021 February 28]. Available from https://reviewersmanual.joannabriggs.org/
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Summary Measures and additional analysis
Oporto, et al.2121 - Oporto GH 5th, Bornhardt T, Iturriaga V, Salazar LA. Genetic polymorphisms in the serotonergic system are associated with circadian manifestations of bruxism. J Oral Rehabil. 2016 Nov;43(11):805-12. doi: 10.1111/joor.12436 (2016) and Cruz-Fierro, et al.2222 - Cruz-Fierro N, Martínez-Fierro M, Cerda-Flores RM, Gómez-Govea MA, Delgado-Enciso I, Martínez-De-Villarreal LE, et al. The phenotype, psychotype and genotype of bruxism. Biomed Rep. 2018;8(3):264-8. doi: 10.3892/br.2018.1041 (2018) did not provide the p-value of genotypic frequencies separately in groups of sleep bruxism, awake bruxism, and both. A study by Wieckiewicz, et al.2323 - Wieckiewicz M, Bogunia-Kubik K, Mazur G, Danel D, Smardz J, Wojakowska A, et al. Genetic basis of sleep bruxism and sleep apnea-response to a medical puzzle. Sci Rep. 2020;10(1):7497. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-64615-y (2020) included participants diagnosed with apnea; however, only patients diagnosed with sleep bruxism were considered in the analysis. Thus, BioEstat 5.3 software (Belém, Pará, Brazil) was used to identify if the polymorphisms of the 5-HT1A and 5-HT2A receptors genes influenced bruxism status in three separate groups: sleep bruxism, awake bruxism, and both. Univariate analyses using Chi-square tests at a 5% significance level were performed to verify if the genotypic frequencies of each SNP were associated to sleep bruxism, awake bruxism, and both compared with controls for the studies (Oporto, et al.2121 - Oporto GH 5th, Bornhardt T, Iturriaga V, Salazar LA. Genetic polymorphisms in the serotonergic system are associated with circadian manifestations of bruxism. J Oral Rehabil. 2016 Nov;43(11):805-12. doi: 10.1111/joor.12436 (2016), Cruz-Fierro, et al.2222 - Cruz-Fierro N, Martínez-Fierro M, Cerda-Flores RM, Gómez-Govea MA, Delgado-Enciso I, Martínez-De-Villarreal LE, et al. The phenotype, psychotype and genotype of bruxism. Biomed Rep. 2018;8(3):264-8. doi: 10.3892/br.2018.1041 (2018) and Wieckiewicz, et al.2323 - Wieckiewicz M, Bogunia-Kubik K, Mazur G, Danel D, Smardz J, Wojakowska A, et al. Genetic basis of sleep bruxism and sleep apnea-response to a medical puzzle. Sci Rep. 2020;10(1):7497. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-64615-y (2020)). The other data were described as they are reported in the articles. The Kappa coefficient was estimated to find the inter-reader agreement at the time of inclusion of the articles of Web of Science, Scopus, Embase, PubMed/MEDLINE and ProQuest databases.
Results
Literature search
We presented the details of the search strategy in a flow diagram (Figure 2). It was conducted in databases, such as Web of Science (278), Scopus (248), Embase (37), PubMed/MEDLINE (75) and ProQuest (8) databases. A total of 376 articles remained after excluding duplicate references. After detailed review of the titles and abstracts and inclusion and exclusion criteria, we considered four studies eligible for this systematic review; Abe, et al.66 - Abe Y, Suganuma T, Ishii M, Yamamoto G, Gunji T, Clark GT, et al. Association of genetic, psychological and behavioral factors with sleep bruxism in a Japanese population. J Sleep Res. 2012;21(3):289-96. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2011.00961.x (2012); Cruz-Fierro, et al.2222 - Cruz-Fierro N, Martínez-Fierro M, Cerda-Flores RM, Gómez-Govea MA, Delgado-Enciso I, Martínez-De-Villarreal LE, et al. The phenotype, psychotype and genotype of bruxism. Biomed Rep. 2018;8(3):264-8. doi: 10.3892/br.2018.1041 (2018); Oporto, et al.2121 - Oporto GH 5th, Bornhardt T, Iturriaga V, Salazar LA. Genetic polymorphisms in the serotonergic system are associated with circadian manifestations of bruxism. J Oral Rehabil. 2016 Nov;43(11):805-12. doi: 10.1111/joor.12436 (2016) and Wieckiewicz, et al.2323 - Wieckiewicz M, Bogunia-Kubik K, Mazur G, Danel D, Smardz J, Wojakowska A, et al. Genetic basis of sleep bruxism and sleep apnea-response to a medical puzzle. Sci Rep. 2020;10(1):7497. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-64615-y (2020). The kappa coefficient of inter-reader agreement showed a high level of accordance among the studies selected from the five databases (kappa value=0.90).
Description of the studies
Figure 3 described details about the studies included in this systematic review. The included studies are case-controls; cohort; and cross-sectional with a group of cases and controls, that detected the presence of the T102C SNP rs6313, SNP rs2770304, SNP rs4941573 and SNP rs1923884 of the 5-HT2A receptor gene and SNP rs6295 of the 5-HT1A receptor gene.
Participants of the studies
We included 672 participants in studies: 187 with sleep bruxism, 105 with awake bruxism, 89 with both awake and sleep forms, and 291 controls. In total, 157 were females, 106 were males and 73 were not informed, aged between 14 to 70 years old. The control group consisted of 157 females and 134 males, aged between 14 to 69 years old.
Quality assessment and risk of bias of studies included
We analyzed the risk of bias through the NOS (Figure 4). We also associated the mostly absence of stars with a deficiency in terms of ascertainment of selection. According to JBI Critical Appraisal Checklist for Analytical Cross-Sectional Studies Cruz-Fierro, et al.2222 - Cruz-Fierro N, Martínez-Fierro M, Cerda-Flores RM, Gómez-Govea MA, Delgado-Enciso I, Martínez-De-Villarreal LE, et al. The phenotype, psychotype and genotype of bruxism. Biomed Rep. 2018;8(3):264-8. doi: 10.3892/br.2018.1041 (2018) presented five positive responses (Figure 5).
The SNPs of the 5- HT1A and 5-HT2A receptors genes and sleep bruxism
Along with four studies, we evaluated the presence of the SNPs of the 5-HT1A and 5-HT2A receptors genes in patients with sleep bruxism and controls (Figure 6). Three studies did not find a positive association between the T102C SNP of the 5-HT2A receptor gene and sleep bruxism (p=0.5554),2222 - Cruz-Fierro N, Martínez-Fierro M, Cerda-Flores RM, Gómez-Govea MA, Delgado-Enciso I, Martínez-De-Villarreal LE, et al. The phenotype, psychotype and genotype of bruxism. Biomed Rep. 2018;8(3):264-8. doi: 10.3892/br.2018.1041 (p=0.7931)2121 - Oporto GH 5th, Bornhardt T, Iturriaga V, Salazar LA. Genetic polymorphisms in the serotonergic system are associated with circadian manifestations of bruxism. J Oral Rehabil. 2016 Nov;43(11):805-12. doi: 10.1111/joor.12436 and (p=0.2711).2323 - Wieckiewicz M, Bogunia-Kubik K, Mazur G, Danel D, Smardz J, Wojakowska A, et al. Genetic basis of sleep bruxism and sleep apnea-response to a medical puzzle. Sci Rep. 2020;10(1):7497. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-64615-y
Genotypes of the SNPs of the 5- HT1A and 5-HT2A receptors genes in awake, sleep, or both bruxism
Three studies investigated the SNP rs2770304 of the 5-HT2A receptor gene.66 - Abe Y, Suganuma T, Ishii M, Yamamoto G, Gunji T, Clark GT, et al. Association of genetic, psychological and behavioral factors with sleep bruxism in a Japanese population. J Sleep Res. 2012;21(3):289-96. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2011.00961.x,2121 - Oporto GH 5th, Bornhardt T, Iturriaga V, Salazar LA. Genetic polymorphisms in the serotonergic system are associated with circadian manifestations of bruxism. J Oral Rehabil. 2016 Nov;43(11):805-12. doi: 10.1111/joor.12436,2323 - Wieckiewicz M, Bogunia-Kubik K, Mazur G, Danel D, Smardz J, Wojakowska A, et al. Genetic basis of sleep bruxism and sleep apnea-response to a medical puzzle. Sci Rep. 2020;10(1):7497. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-64615-y According to Oporto, et al.2121 - Oporto GH 5th, Bornhardt T, Iturriaga V, Salazar LA. Genetic polymorphisms in the serotonergic system are associated with circadian manifestations of bruxism. J Oral Rehabil. 2016 Nov;43(11):805-12. doi: 10.1111/joor.12436 (2016) the C allele of the SNP rs2770304 of the 5-HT2A receptor gene was a risk factor for sleep bruxism development (OR=2.13; p=0.03 by Fisher test). In contrast, Wieckiewicz, et al.2323 - Wieckiewicz M, Bogunia-Kubik K, Mazur G, Danel D, Smardz J, Wojakowska A, et al. Genetic basis of sleep bruxism and sleep apnea-response to a medical puzzle. Sci Rep. 2020;10(1):7497. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-64615-y (2020) did not find a positive association between this SNP and sleep bruxism (p=0.2711).
Oporto, et al.2121 - Oporto GH 5th, Bornhardt T, Iturriaga V, Salazar LA. Genetic polymorphisms in the serotonergic system are associated with circadian manifestations of bruxism. J Oral Rehabil. 2016 Nov;43(11):805-12. doi: 10.1111/joor.12436 (2016) illustrated an absence of association when compared patients with controls concerning the SNPs rs1923884 (p=0.2024) and rs4941573 of the 5-HT2A receptor gene (p=0.7113), and the SNP rs6295 of the 5-HT1A receptor gene (p=0.4497).
Abe, et al.66 - Abe Y, Suganuma T, Ishii M, Yamamoto G, Gunji T, Clark GT, et al. Association of genetic, psychological and behavioral factors with sleep bruxism in a Japanese population. J Sleep Res. 2012;21(3):289-96. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2011.00961.x (2012) showed different results compared to other studies. This investigation showed a strong association between the CC genotype of the T102C SNP of the 5-HT2A receptor gene and sleep bruxism (p=0.001). The C allele of this SNP was a risk factor for sleep bruxism (OR=4.250, p=0.004).66 - Abe Y, Suganuma T, Ishii M, Yamamoto G, Gunji T, Clark GT, et al. Association of genetic, psychological and behavioral factors with sleep bruxism in a Japanese population. J Sleep Res. 2012;21(3):289-96. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2011.00961.x We also found a meaningful association between the CC genotype of the SNP rs2770304 (p=0.004) and CC genotype of the SNP rs4941573 of the 5-HT2A receptor gene (p=0.006) and sleep bruxism.66 - Abe Y, Suganuma T, Ishii M, Yamamoto G, Gunji T, Clark GT, et al. Association of genetic, psychological and behavioral factors with sleep bruxism in a Japanese population. J Sleep Res. 2012;21(3):289-96. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2011.00961.x We observed no significant difference in sleep bruxers compared to controls concerning the SNPs rs1923884 of the 5-HT2A receptor gene (p=0.327) and the SNP rs6295 of the 5-HT1A receptor gene (p=0.841).66 - Abe Y, Suganuma T, Ishii M, Yamamoto G, Gunji T, Clark GT, et al. Association of genetic, psychological and behavioral factors with sleep bruxism in a Japanese population. J Sleep Res. 2012;21(3):289-96. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2011.00961.x
Different from the other investigations, this study excluded people without occlusal contact to the posterior teeth or with orofacial dysfunction, acute symptoms, systemic diseases, and everyone who use or used medication that modify the serotonergic system or sleep/wake regulation or treat disorders of movement.66 - Abe Y, Suganuma T, Ishii M, Yamamoto G, Gunji T, Clark GT, et al. Association of genetic, psychological and behavioral factors with sleep bruxism in a Japanese population. J Sleep Res. 2012;21(3):289-96. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2011.00961.x This research evaluated all participants (cases and controls) following Johansson, et al.2828 - Johansson A, Haraldson T, Omar R, Kiliaridis S, Carlsson GE. A system for assessing the severity and progression of occlusal tooth wear. J Oral Rehabil. 1993;20:125-31. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.1993.tb01596.x (1993) and Lavigne, Rompré and Montplaisir.2929 - Lavigne GJ, Rompré PH, Montplaisir JY. Sleep bruxism: validity of clinical research diagnostic criteria in a controlled polysomnographic study. J Dent Res. 1996;75:546-52. doi: 10.1177/00220345960750010601 (1996) criteria. When this evaluation process could not identified sleep bruxers, they evaluated the participants using a miniature electromyograph.
Wieckiewicz, et al.2323 - Wieckiewicz M, Bogunia-Kubik K, Mazur G, Danel D, Smardz J, Wojakowska A, et al. Genetic basis of sleep bruxism and sleep apnea-response to a medical puzzle. Sci Rep. 2020;10(1):7497. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-64615-y (2020) evaluated cases with an electromyograph according to Lobbezoo, et al.22 - Lobbezoo F, Ahlberg J, Glaros AG, Kato T, Koyano K, Lavigne GJ, et al. Bruxism defined and graded: an international consensus. J Oral Rehabil. 2013;40(1):2-4. doi: 10.1111/joor.12011 criteria and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine criteria3232 - Berry RB, Budhiraja R, Gottlieb DJ, Gozal D, Iber C, Kapur VK, et al. American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Rules for scoring respiratory events in sleep: update of the 2007 AASM Manual for the Scoring of Sleep and Associated Events. Deliberations of the Sleep Apnea Definitions Task Force of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. J Clin Sleep Med. 2012;8:597-619. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.2172, excluding subjects with malignant tumor, secondary bruxism associated with systemic diseases; who used medicines that can affect the nervous and muscular systems, and respiratory function; presented severe mental disorders and severe systemic diseases; severe mental retardation or Alzheimer’s disease; presented neurological disorders and/or neuropathic pain, respiratory insufficiency. Abe, et al.66 - Abe Y, Suganuma T, Ishii M, Yamamoto G, Gunji T, Clark GT, et al. Association of genetic, psychological and behavioral factors with sleep bruxism in a Japanese population. J Sleep Res. 2012;21(3):289-96. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2011.00961.x (2012) and Wieckiewicz, et al.2323 - Wieckiewicz M, Bogunia-Kubik K, Mazur G, Danel D, Smardz J, Wojakowska A, et al. Genetic basis of sleep bruxism and sleep apnea-response to a medical puzzle. Sci Rep. 2020;10(1):7497. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-64615-y (2020) performed a more complete assessment of patients compared to other articles. However, Wieckiewicz, et al.2323 - Wieckiewicz M, Bogunia-Kubik K, Mazur G, Danel D, Smardz J, Wojakowska A, et al. Genetic basis of sleep bruxism and sleep apnea-response to a medical puzzle. Sci Rep. 2020;10(1):7497. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-64615-y (2020) randomly selected healthy blood donors to compose the control group and did not perform bruxism evaluation of this group.
The SNPs of the 5- HT1A and 5-HT2A receptors genes and awake bruxism
Two studies provided data from patients suffering from awake bruxism. Investigations did not find a positive association between the T102C SNP of the 5-HT2A receptor gene and awake bruxism (p=0.7061);2222 - Cruz-Fierro N, Martínez-Fierro M, Cerda-Flores RM, Gómez-Govea MA, Delgado-Enciso I, Martínez-De-Villarreal LE, et al. The phenotype, psychotype and genotype of bruxism. Biomed Rep. 2018;8(3):264-8. doi: 10.3892/br.2018.1041 (p=0.8296).2121 - Oporto GH 5th, Bornhardt T, Iturriaga V, Salazar LA. Genetic polymorphisms in the serotonergic system are associated with circadian manifestations of bruxism. J Oral Rehabil. 2016 Nov;43(11):805-12. doi: 10.1111/joor.12436
Oporto, et al.2121 - Oporto GH 5th, Bornhardt T, Iturriaga V, Salazar LA. Genetic polymorphisms in the serotonergic system are associated with circadian manifestations of bruxism. J Oral Rehabil. 2016 Nov;43(11):805-12. doi: 10.1111/joor.12436 (2016) was the only study that evaluated the SNPs rs2770304, SNP rs4941573, and SNP rs1923884 of the 5-HT2A receptor gene and SNP rs6295 of the 5-HT1A receptor gene in subjects with awake bruxism. We observed a lack of association when the presence of these SNPs was evaluated in patients compared to controls, SNP rs2770304 (p=0.1933), SNP rs4941573 (p=0.5008) and SNP rs1923884 of the 5-HT2A receptor gene (p=0.1652) and SNP rs6295 of the 5-HT1A receptor gene (p=0.4892).2121 - Oporto GH 5th, Bornhardt T, Iturriaga V, Salazar LA. Genetic polymorphisms in the serotonergic system are associated with circadian manifestations of bruxism. J Oral Rehabil. 2016 Nov;43(11):805-12. doi: 10.1111/joor.12436
The SNPs of the 5-HT1A and 5-HT2A receptors genes and sleep and awake bruxism
Two studies provided data from a group of patients with sleep and awake bruxism. They did not report a positive association between the T102C SNP of the 5-HT2A receptor gene and individuals with awake and sleep bruxism (p=0.5754)2222 - Cruz-Fierro N, Martínez-Fierro M, Cerda-Flores RM, Gómez-Govea MA, Delgado-Enciso I, Martínez-De-Villarreal LE, et al. The phenotype, psychotype and genotype of bruxism. Biomed Rep. 2018;8(3):264-8. doi: 10.3892/br.2018.1041 and (p=0.659).2121 - Oporto GH 5th, Bornhardt T, Iturriaga V, Salazar LA. Genetic polymorphisms in the serotonergic system are associated with circadian manifestations of bruxism. J Oral Rehabil. 2016 Nov;43(11):805-12. doi: 10.1111/joor.12436
Furthermore, only one study analyzed the frequency of other SNPs. We found no positive association between subjects with sleep and awake bruxism and the SNP rs2770304 (p=0.5065), SNP rs4941573 (p=0.8885) and SNP rs1923884 of the 5-HT2A receptor gene (p=0.4933) and SNP rs6295 of the 5-HT1A receptor gene (p=0.3706).2121 - Oporto GH 5th, Bornhardt T, Iturriaga V, Salazar LA. Genetic polymorphisms in the serotonergic system are associated with circadian manifestations of bruxism. J Oral Rehabil. 2016 Nov;43(11):805-12. doi: 10.1111/joor.12436
Discussion
In this systematic review, the research hypothesis that SNPs present in 5-HT receptors genes are involved in bruxism etiology was accepted because the evaluated data from patients compared to controls suggest the implication of some SNPs of the 5-HT receptors genes in bruxism etiology. According to Abe, et al.66 - Abe Y, Suganuma T, Ishii M, Yamamoto G, Gunji T, Clark GT, et al. Association of genetic, psychological and behavioral factors with sleep bruxism in a Japanese population. J Sleep Res. 2012;21(3):289-96. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2011.00961.x (2012) the CC genotype (polymorphic) of the SNP T102C of the 5-HT2A receptor gene was positively associated with sleep bruxism etiology in the Japanese population (p=0.001). The C allele was considered a risk factor for sleep bruxism (OR=4.250, p=0.004).66 - Abe Y, Suganuma T, Ishii M, Yamamoto G, Gunji T, Clark GT, et al. Association of genetic, psychological and behavioral factors with sleep bruxism in a Japanese population. J Sleep Res. 2012;21(3):289-96. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2011.00961.x An investigation reported that the CC genotype of this SNP increased the risk of poor sleep quality compared to TT in a Chinese population (OR = 2.01, 95% CI: 1.25–3.23).1515 - Jiang Y, Cui C, Ge H, Guan S, Lian Y, Liu J. Effect of 5-HT2A receptor polymorphisms and occupational stress on self-reported sleep quality: a cross-sectional study in Xinjiang, China. Sleep Med. 2016;20:30-6. doi:10.1016/j.sleep.2015.12.007
On the other hand, other studies showed different results when sleep bruxers were compared with controls, in Chilean (p=0.7931),2121 - Oporto GH 5th, Bornhardt T, Iturriaga V, Salazar LA. Genetic polymorphisms in the serotonergic system are associated with circadian manifestations of bruxism. J Oral Rehabil. 2016 Nov;43(11):805-12. doi: 10.1111/joor.12436 Mexican (p=0.5554)2222 - Cruz-Fierro N, Martínez-Fierro M, Cerda-Flores RM, Gómez-Govea MA, Delgado-Enciso I, Martínez-De-Villarreal LE, et al. The phenotype, psychotype and genotype of bruxism. Biomed Rep. 2018;8(3):264-8. doi: 10.3892/br.2018.1041 and Polish population (p=0.2711).2323 - Wieckiewicz M, Bogunia-Kubik K, Mazur G, Danel D, Smardz J, Wojakowska A, et al. Genetic basis of sleep bruxism and sleep apnea-response to a medical puzzle. Sci Rep. 2020;10(1):7497. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-64615-y
Regarding the SNP rs2770304 of the 5-HT2A receptor gene and sleep bruxism, Abe, et al.66 - Abe Y, Suganuma T, Ishii M, Yamamoto G, Gunji T, Clark GT, et al. Association of genetic, psychological and behavioral factors with sleep bruxism in a Japanese population. J Sleep Res. 2012;21(3):289-96. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2011.00961.x (2012) showed a meaningful association of the CC genotype of this SNP with sleep bruxism in Japanese population (p=0.004). Oporto, et al.2121 - Oporto GH 5th, Bornhardt T, Iturriaga V, Salazar LA. Genetic polymorphisms in the serotonergic system are associated with circadian manifestations of bruxism. J Oral Rehabil. 2016 Nov;43(11):805-12. doi: 10.1111/joor.12436 (2016) reported that patients with the C allele of the SNP rs2770304 of the 5-HT2A receptor gene were 2.13 times more likely to develop sleep bruxism compared to controls in Chilean population (OR=2.13; p=0.03 by Fisher test). Nevertheless, there was not a positive association between sleep bruxism and this SNP in Polish population (p=0.2711).2323 - Wieckiewicz M, Bogunia-Kubik K, Mazur G, Danel D, Smardz J, Wojakowska A, et al. Genetic basis of sleep bruxism and sleep apnea-response to a medical puzzle. Sci Rep. 2020;10(1):7497. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-64615-y
We also observed controversial findings when the SNP rs4941573 of the 5-HT2A receptor gene was analyzed in Japanese (p=0.006)66 - Abe Y, Suganuma T, Ishii M, Yamamoto G, Gunji T, Clark GT, et al. Association of genetic, psychological and behavioral factors with sleep bruxism in a Japanese population. J Sleep Res. 2012;21(3):289-96. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2011.00961.x and Chilean population (p=0.7113).2121 - Oporto GH 5th, Bornhardt T, Iturriaga V, Salazar LA. Genetic polymorphisms in the serotonergic system are associated with circadian manifestations of bruxism. J Oral Rehabil. 2016 Nov;43(11):805-12. doi: 10.1111/joor.12436 The SNP rs1923884 of the 5-HT2A receptor gene was not related with sleep bruxism in Japanese (p=0.327)66 - Abe Y, Suganuma T, Ishii M, Yamamoto G, Gunji T, Clark GT, et al. Association of genetic, psychological and behavioral factors with sleep bruxism in a Japanese population. J Sleep Res. 2012;21(3):289-96. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2011.00961.x and Chilean population (p=0.2024).2121 - Oporto GH 5th, Bornhardt T, Iturriaga V, Salazar LA. Genetic polymorphisms in the serotonergic system are associated with circadian manifestations of bruxism. J Oral Rehabil. 2016 Nov;43(11):805-12. doi: 10.1111/joor.12436 Similarly, the SNP rs6295 of the 5-HT1A receptor gene was not associated with sleep bruxism in both population (p=0.841)66 - Abe Y, Suganuma T, Ishii M, Yamamoto G, Gunji T, Clark GT, et al. Association of genetic, psychological and behavioral factors with sleep bruxism in a Japanese population. J Sleep Res. 2012;21(3):289-96. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2011.00961.x and (p=0.4497), respectively.2121 - Oporto GH 5th, Bornhardt T, Iturriaga V, Salazar LA. Genetic polymorphisms in the serotonergic system are associated with circadian manifestations of bruxism. J Oral Rehabil. 2016 Nov;43(11):805-12. doi: 10.1111/joor.12436
The different results regarding the SNPs of the 5-HT2A receptor gene in sleep bruxers could be explained by the genetic distinction between the Chilean, Mexican, Japanese, and Polish populations.66 - Abe Y, Suganuma T, Ishii M, Yamamoto G, Gunji T, Clark GT, et al. Association of genetic, psychological and behavioral factors with sleep bruxism in a Japanese population. J Sleep Res. 2012;21(3):289-96. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2011.00961.x,2121 - Oporto GH 5th, Bornhardt T, Iturriaga V, Salazar LA. Genetic polymorphisms in the serotonergic system are associated with circadian manifestations of bruxism. J Oral Rehabil. 2016 Nov;43(11):805-12. doi: 10.1111/joor.12436
22 - Cruz-Fierro N, Martínez-Fierro M, Cerda-Flores RM, Gómez-Govea MA, Delgado-Enciso I, Martínez-De-Villarreal LE, et al. The phenotype, psychotype and genotype of bruxism. Biomed Rep. 2018;8(3):264-8. doi: 10.3892/br.2018.1041-2323 - Wieckiewicz M, Bogunia-Kubik K, Mazur G, Danel D, Smardz J, Wojakowska A, et al. Genetic basis of sleep bruxism and sleep apnea-response to a medical puzzle. Sci Rep. 2020;10(1):7497. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-64615-y
An absence of association between the T102C SNP of the 5-HT2A receptor gene and awake bruxism was observed in Chilean (p=0.8296)2121 - Oporto GH 5th, Bornhardt T, Iturriaga V, Salazar LA. Genetic polymorphisms in the serotonergic system are associated with circadian manifestations of bruxism. J Oral Rehabil. 2016 Nov;43(11):805-12. doi: 10.1111/joor.12436 and Mexican population (p=0.7061).2222 - Cruz-Fierro N, Martínez-Fierro M, Cerda-Flores RM, Gómez-Govea MA, Delgado-Enciso I, Martínez-De-Villarreal LE, et al. The phenotype, psychotype and genotype of bruxism. Biomed Rep. 2018;8(3):264-8. doi: 10.3892/br.2018.1041 Besides, we found no significant results concerning the awake bruxism and the SNP rs2770304 (p=0.1933), SNP rs4941573 (p=0.5008) and SNP rs1923884 of the 5-HT2A receptor gene (p=0.1652) and SNP rs 6295 of the 5-HT1A receptor gene (p=0.4892).2121 - Oporto GH 5th, Bornhardt T, Iturriaga V, Salazar LA. Genetic polymorphisms in the serotonergic system are associated with circadian manifestations of bruxism. J Oral Rehabil. 2016 Nov;43(11):805-12. doi: 10.1111/joor.12436
We investigated subjects with sleep and awake bruxism and the presence of the T102C SNP of the 5-HT2A receptor gene in Chilean and Mexican population, demonstrating no association in both nationalities (p=0.659)2121 - Oporto GH 5th, Bornhardt T, Iturriaga V, Salazar LA. Genetic polymorphisms in the serotonergic system are associated with circadian manifestations of bruxism. J Oral Rehabil. 2016 Nov;43(11):805-12. doi: 10.1111/joor.12436 and (p=0.5754),2222 - Cruz-Fierro N, Martínez-Fierro M, Cerda-Flores RM, Gómez-Govea MA, Delgado-Enciso I, Martínez-De-Villarreal LE, et al. The phenotype, psychotype and genotype of bruxism. Biomed Rep. 2018;8(3):264-8. doi: 10.3892/br.2018.1041 respectively. We did not relate any of the SNPs with the group of patients with sleep and awake bruxism compared to controls.2121 - Oporto GH 5th, Bornhardt T, Iturriaga V, Salazar LA. Genetic polymorphisms in the serotonergic system are associated with circadian manifestations of bruxism. J Oral Rehabil. 2016 Nov;43(11):805-12. doi: 10.1111/joor.12436
Sleep bruxism can cause pain in the masticatory muscles, limitation of jaw mobility, orofacial pain and headache in the temporal region.3333 - Smardz J, Martynowicz H, Michalek-Zrabkowska M, Wojakowska A, Mazur G, Winocur E, et al. Sleep bruxism and occurrence of temporomandibular disorders-related pain: a polysomnographic study. Front Neurol. 2019;10:168. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2019.00168 Most of the serotonin is present in the periphery and in the central nervous system, in the periphery system this neurotransmitter acts with other proinflammatory mediators to contribute to injury and inflammation causing pain.3434 - Haleem DJ. Serotonin-1A receptor dependent modulation of pain and reward for improving therapy of chronic pain. Pharmacol Res. 2018;134:212-9. doi: 10.1016/j.phrs.2018.06.030 In deep craniofacial tissues, serotonin influences the induction of peripheral sensitization leading to the development of hyperalgesic nociceptive responses and contributes, essentially to the development and maintenance of chronic orofacial pain.1111 - Okamoto K, Imbe H, Tashiro A, Kimura A, Donishi T, Tamai Y, et al. The role of peripheral 5HT2A and 5HT1A receptors on the orofacial formalin test in rats with persistent temporomandibular joint inflammation. Neuroscience. 2005;130(2):465-74. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2004.10.004
In general, the studies presented a low risk of bias according to NOS because Abe, et al.66 - Abe Y, Suganuma T, Ishii M, Yamamoto G, Gunji T, Clark GT, et al. Association of genetic, psychological and behavioral factors with sleep bruxism in a Japanese population. J Sleep Res. 2012;21(3):289-96. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2011.00961.x (2012) scored seven stars. Oporto, et al.2121 - Oporto GH 5th, Bornhardt T, Iturriaga V, Salazar LA. Genetic polymorphisms in the serotonergic system are associated with circadian manifestations of bruxism. J Oral Rehabil. 2016 Nov;43(11):805-12. doi: 10.1111/joor.12436 (2016) and Wieckiewicz, et al.2323 - Wieckiewicz M, Bogunia-Kubik K, Mazur G, Danel D, Smardz J, Wojakowska A, et al. Genetic basis of sleep bruxism and sleep apnea-response to a medical puzzle. Sci Rep. 2020;10(1):7497. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-64615-y (2020) had eight stars and Cruz-Fierro, et al.2222 - Cruz-Fierro N, Martínez-Fierro M, Cerda-Flores RM, Gómez-Govea MA, Delgado-Enciso I, Martínez-De-Villarreal LE, et al. The phenotype, psychotype and genotype of bruxism. Biomed Rep. 2018;8(3):264-8. doi: 10.3892/br.2018.1041 (2018) answered positively to five questions according to the JBI Critical Appraisal Checklist for Analytical Cross-Sectional Studies. However, the studies did not estimate the minimal sample size for the research. Cruz-Fierro, et al.2222 - Cruz-Fierro N, Martínez-Fierro M, Cerda-Flores RM, Gómez-Govea MA, Delgado-Enciso I, Martínez-De-Villarreal LE, et al. The phenotype, psychotype and genotype of bruxism. Biomed Rep. 2018;8(3):264-8. doi: 10.3892/br.2018.1041 (2018) reported a lack of accurate data on the prevalence of bruxism in Mexican population. This is the reason why this study was estimated in an infinitive population.
Other limitations of this systematic review were the study design, the low number of studies included, and the lack of standardization in diagnosis criteria, because the studies had different methodologies to diagnose bruxism (possible/probable bruxism or definitive bruxism) and it could influence the results. Furthermore, serotonin was also associated with anxiety, depression and neuroticism.3535 - Petito A, Altamura M, Luso S, Padalino FA, Sessa FD; Andrea G, et al. The relationship between personality traits, the 5HTT polymorphisms, and the occurrence of anxiety and depressive symptoms in elite athletes. PLoS One. 2016;11(6):e0156601. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156601 Studies found the presence of these conditions in patients with bruxism3636 - Yıldırım B, Kırarslan Karagoz O, Tekeli Simsek A, Koca C, Cicek MF. Associations between self-reported bruxism, sleep quality, and psychological status among dental students in Turkey. Cranio. 2021;Apr 1:1-6. doi: 10.1080/08869634.2021.1909458
37 - Peixoto KO, Resende CM, Almeida EO, Almeida-Leite CM, Conti PC, Barbosa GA, et al. Association of sleep quality and psychological aspects with reports of bruxism and TMD in Brazilian dentists during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Appl Oral Sci. 2021;29:e20201089. doi: 10.1590/1678-7757-2020-1089
38 - Carrillo-Diaz M, Ortega-Martínez AR, Romero-Maroto M, González-Olmo MJ. Lockdown impact on lifestyle and its association with oral parafunctional habits and bruxism in a Spanish adolescent population. Int J Paediatr Dent. 2021;28:10.1111/ipd.12843. doi: 10.1111/ipd.12843
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39 - Machado NA, Costa YM, Quevedo HM, Stuginski-Barbosa J, Valle CM, Bonjardim LR, et al. The association of self-reported awake bruxism with anxiety, depression, pain threshold at pressure, pain vigilance, and quality of life in patients undergoing orthodontic treatment. J Appl Oral Sci. 2020;28:e20190407. doi: 10.1590/1678-2019-0407-4040 - Almeida-Leite CM, Stuginski-Barbosa J, Conti PC. How psychosocial and economic impacts of COVID-19 pandemic can interfere on bruxism and temporomandibular disorders? J Appl Oral Sci. 2020;28:e20200263. doi: 10.1590/1678-7757-2020-0263 and it also could affect the results. Abe, et al.66 - Abe Y, Suganuma T, Ishii M, Yamamoto G, Gunji T, Clark GT, et al. Association of genetic, psychological and behavioral factors with sleep bruxism in a Japanese population. J Sleep Res. 2012;21(3):289-96. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2011.00961.x (2012) and Cruz-Fierro, et al.2222 - Cruz-Fierro N, Martínez-Fierro M, Cerda-Flores RM, Gómez-Govea MA, Delgado-Enciso I, Martínez-De-Villarreal LE, et al. The phenotype, psychotype and genotype of bruxism. Biomed Rep. 2018;8(3):264-8. doi: 10.3892/br.2018.1041 (2018) evaluated personal traits. Only Cruz-Fierro, et al.2222 - Cruz-Fierro N, Martínez-Fierro M, Cerda-Flores RM, Gómez-Govea MA, Delgado-Enciso I, Martínez-De-Villarreal LE, et al. The phenotype, psychotype and genotype of bruxism. Biomed Rep. 2018;8(3):264-8. doi: 10.3892/br.2018.1041 (2018) study found a positive association between anxiety and neuroticism in sleep bruxers.
It is necessary to conduct more clinical trials and prospective studies with larger sample size, polysomnographic diagnosis of all participants and in different ethnicities to confirm the involvement of SNPs of the 5-HT1A and 5-HT2A receptors genes in bruxism etiology. These polymorphisms could be important biomarkers for stratification of patients.
Until now, we could not find a consensus in bruxism treatment.44 - Rajan R, Sun YM. Reevaluating antidepressant selection in patients with bruxism and temporomandibular joint disorder. J Psychiatr Pract. 2017;23(3):173-9. doi: 10.1097/PRA.0000000000000227 Diagnostic and management of pain are challenges in the orofacial region. 5HT receptors have been studying for a therapeutic planning for anxiety and depression.4141 - Villas-Boas GR, Lavorato SN, Paes MM, Carvalho PM, Rescia VC, Cunha MS, et al. Modulation of the serotonergic receptosome in the treatment of anxiety and depression: a narrative review of the experimental evidence. Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2021;14(2):148. doi: 10.3390/ph14020148 Future investigations can explore serotonin pathways in bruxism treatment.
Conclusion
The analyzed data suggest the possible involvement of SNPs of the 5-HT receptors genes in bruxism etiology. However, due to the limited evidence, further studies with larger sample size and different ethnicities should be considered to investigate the influence of polymorphisms in the involvement in awake and sleep bruxism etiology. Indicators for the development of effective new treatments could significantly improve the patients’ quality of life.
Acknowledgments
This study was financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior – Brasil (CAPES) – Finance Code 001; Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico – Brasil (CNPq)
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2021
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04 Nov 2021