Sleep Bruxism and GERD: 7 Studies Linked Tooth Grinding With Reflux
A 2026 scoping review screened 174 records and found 7 human studies linking sleep bruxism with gastroesophageal reflux disease.1 The signal was consistent but messy: case-control studies reported roughly 5- to 6-fold higher odds of bruxism with GERD, while instrumental studies suggested reflux episodes, arousals, swallowing, and jaw-muscle bursts may cluster during sleep. Research Highlights …