MATERIALS AND METHODS
This study is a randomized clinical trial comparing the results of two physiotherapy interventions. Participants who were admitted to XXX University Faculty of Dentistry and were diagnosed with bruxism by a diagnostic dentist were included in the study. The inclusion criteria were set as: being older than 18 years of age and having a diagnosis of bruxism. Exclusion criteria were: the absence of more than two molar teeth; using removable partial dentures; having neurological, psychiatric or systemic diseases; alcohol and drug addiction; ongoing dental or physical therapy; the use of an occlusal splint during assessment; pregnancy; active cancer; or planned surgical procedures. Patients were also excluded if they had problems with their molar teeth, such as pericoronitis or supra eruption, and if they had been treated for temporomandibular joint disorder in the last three months. Informed consent forms were obtained from the subjects stating that they were willing to participate in the study. This study was approved by the ethical committee of XXX University (with the approval number of: 2019-348)), and the authors conformed to the ethical guidelines of the 1975 Declaration of Helsinki.