Background:

the register of the occlusive vertical dimension is a complex issue in patients with bruxism who need to restore it.

Objective:

to determine the clinical use of the cephalometric register of the occlussive vertical dimension in patients with bruxism and temporomandibular disorders tributary of integral rehabilitator treatment.

Methods:

a quasi-experimental study was performed before and after with a control group in the third level consultation of dentistry assistance of Dental Occlusion and Temporomandibular Joint at Ismael Clark y Mascaró teaching dental clinic from September 2015 to May 2018 in Camagüey province. The universe of study consisted of 73 patients referred with a diagnosis of bruxism, presence of wear facets, loss of the occlusive vertical dimension, signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders, partial edentulous, older than 19 years old, regardless of sex and devoid of active periodontal processes. The finite and heterogenous non-probabilistic sample was represented by the first 50 assisted patients who made up the study group and the control one in the same proportion. The research was carried out in three moments: organization, intervention and assessment.

Results:

patients with wear facets type E 2 predominated, the diminished vertical dimension and the conservation of the occlusive vertical dimension and six months later of the integral rehabilitator treatment stand out.

Conclusions:

the cephalometric register of the occlussive vertical dimension for patients with bruxism and temporomandibular disorders was considered useful.

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