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That's super interesting. I have no medical background at all, but I wonder if this could be related to the dopamine hypothesis of Tourette's. [1] Bruxism and
by meowface 10y ago
That's super interesting.
I have no medical background at all, but I wonder if this could be related to the dopamine hypothesis of Tourette's. [1]
Bruxism and other mandibular issues can be associated with dopamine dysfunction. Normally I wouldn't think that the jaw could actually cause the problems, but perhaps there could be some kind of feedback loop there tied to dopamine.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causes_and_origins_of_Tourette_syndrome#Pathophysiology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causes_and_origins_of_Tourette...