Background:

the scientific approach to bruxism is, on many occasions, incongruous and obeys in particular three pending aspects for science in the 21st century. Firstly, the absence of definitive diagnostic and therapeutic schemes, secondly, the need to use specific and refined epidemiological and clinical evaluation methods. Finally, the tangent and active integration of professionals in Medical Sciences to develop scientific documents in a sequential order.

Objective:

to design a protocol of interdisciplinary clinical procedures for a new approach to bruxism from medical integration in Cuba.

Methods:

a development research was carried out in the period from March 2019 to March 2020. The universe of the work group was formed by nine highly specialized dentists and the universe of investigations was made up of 41 of them with a subsequent sample of 19 researches, highlighted by its contributions and strengths in relation to interdisciplinary integration, selected by intentional sampling. The document was structured into three sections that break down moments, specific actions and conditioning factors in accordance with the assessment of the working group; through the nominal group consensus technique.

Results:

periodic evolution consultations were established, assessment by stages and therapeutic procedures. Besides interdisciplinary clinical procedures, according to the time of medical integration that is required. It was assumed the comprehensive diagnosis of bruxism from a systemic-neurological concept.

Conclusions:

a scientific document was designed that protocolizes interdisciplinary clinical procedures for a new approach to bruxism from medical integration in Cuba.

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