Editing Bruxism (section)

===Genetic factors===
Some research suggests that there may be a degree of inherited susceptibility to develop sleep bruxism.<ref name="Wassell 2008" /> 21–50% of people with sleep bruxism have a direct family member who had sleep bruxism during childhood, suggesting that there are genetic factors involved,<ref name="Macedo 2007 (cochrane rv)">{{cite journal |vauthors=Macedo CR, Silva AB, Machado MA, Saconato H, Prado GF |title=Occlusal splints for treating sleep bruxism (tooth grinding) |journal=The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews |issue=4 |pages=CD005514 |year=2007 |volume=2010 |pmid=17943862 |doi=10.1002/14651858.CD005514.pub2|pmc=8890597 }}</ref> although no genetic markers have yet been identified.<ref name="Wassell 2008" /> Offspring of people who have sleep bruxism are more likely to also have sleep bruxism than children of people who do not have bruxism, or people with awake bruxism rather than sleep bruxism.<ref name=ICSD-R />