Bruxism minimizing gradual changes to the positions of the teeth, preventing tooth damage and revealing the extent and patterns of bruxism through examination of the markings on the splint's surface. A dental guard is typically worn during every night's sleep on a long-term basis. However, a meta-analysis of occlusal splints (dental guards) used for this purpose concluded "There is not enough evidence to state that the occlusal splint is effective for treating sleep bruxism." A "repositioning splint" is designed to change the patient's occlusion, or bite. The efficacy of such devices is debated. Some writers propose that irreversible complications can result
Shaking the Habitual the album "unnavigable and unknowable, almost impossible to write about and even harder to listen to." "The Guardian"s Alexis Petridis felt that ""Shaking the Habitual"s problem is that the Knife seem to have dismissed the idea of making your point concisely as merely another affectation of a decadent and corrupt society", describing the album as "alternately utterly gripping and unbearably boring; incredibly bold and strangely flaccid, viscerally thrilling and hopelessly over-thought." In March 2014, "Shaking the Habitual" won the Nordic Music Prize. Credits adapted from the liner notes of "Shaking the Habitual". Shaking the Habitual Shaking the Habitual is the