Method for treating bruxism and bruxism-related diseases
AssigneeEisai R&D Management Co., Ltd.
InventorsShouichi Miyawaki, Teruko Yamamoto
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Abstract
The present invention provides a preventive or therapeutic agent for bruxism or bruxism-related diseases that contains as an active ingredient at least one selected from the group consisting of proton pump inhibitors, histamine H2 receptor antagonists, and acid pump antagonists. Examples of the proton pump inhibitors include rabeprazole, omeprazole, esomeprazole, lansoprazole, pantoprazole, or tenatoprazole, or salts thereof, or hydrates thereof.
Claims6
A method for treating bruxism, said method comprising administering rabeprazole or a salt thereof in an amount effective to treat said bruxism to a bruxism patient.
A method for treating bruxism, said method comprising administering rabeprazole or a salt thereof and famotidine or a salt thereof in an amount effective to treat said bruxism to a bruxism patient.
A method for treating a bruxism-related disease in a bruxism patient, said method comprising administering rabeprazole or a salt thereof to said bruxism patient in an amount effective to treat said bruxism-related disease, wherein said bruxism-related disease is selected from the group consisting of temporomandibular disorders, tooth hypersensitivity, masseter muscle hypertrophy, masticatory muscle pain, and headache.
A method for treating a bruxism-related disease in a bruxism patient, said method comprising administering rabeprazole or a salt thereof and famotidine or a salt thereof to said bruxism patient in an amount effective to treat said bruxism-related disease, wherein said bruxism-related disease is selected from the group consisting of temporomandibular disorders, tooth hypersensitivity, masseter muscle hypertrophy, masticatory muscle pain, and headache.
A method for treating a temporomandibular disorder in a bruxism patient, said method comprising administering rabeprazole or a salt thereof to said patient in an amount effective to treat said temporomandibular disorder.
A method for treating a temporomandibular disorder in a bruxism patient, said method comprising administering rabeprazole or a salt thereof and famotidine or a salt thereof in an amount effective to treat said temporomandibular disorder.
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