# Bruxismus in English: bruxism – dental dictionary

> German dental term "Bruxismus" in English: bruxism. Category Function & TMD, with US/UK spelling, synonyms and the sources that confirm the translation.

Source: https://hajto.de/en/tools/dental-dictionary-german-english/bruxismus  
Last updated: 2026-10-17T18:26:31Z  
German version: https://hajto.de/zahnmedizin-woerterbuch/bruxismus.md

**Bruxismus** = **bruxism**

- **English (US):** bruxism
- **Synonyms (German):** Zähneknirschen
- **Category:** Function & TMD

## Sources confirming this pair

- MeSH 2026 (NLM) and German MeSH 2026 (ZB MED) (D002012 · Bruxism / Bruxismus): [meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D002012](https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D002012)
- Wikipedia: German and English article on the same concept (language link via Wikidata): [de.wikipedia.org: Bruxismus](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruxismus), [en.wikipedia.org: Bruxism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruxism), [Wikidata Q994942](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q994942)
- Wiktionary translation table (verification only): [en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bruxism](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bruxism)

[German–English dental dictionary](https://hajto.de/en/tools/dental-dictionary-german-english.md) · Deutscher MeSH 2026, ZB MED – Informationszentrum Lebenswissenschaften, CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.de); English MeSH courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.