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Knowledge of parents/caregivers about the sleep bruxism of their children from all five Brazilian regions: A multicenter study
Author(s) -
Prado Ivana Meyer,
Paiva Saul Martins,
FonsecaGonçalves Andrea,
Maia Lucianne Cople,
TavaresSilva Claudia,
Fraiz Fabian Calixto,
Ferreira Fernanda Morais,
Duarte Joyce,
GranvilleGarcia Ana Flavia,
Costa Edja Maria Melo Brito,
Gomes Monalisa Cesarino,
Ferreira Meire Coelho,
Fagundes Daniela Malagoni,
Alves Chirlene Lemos,
Dutra André Luiz Tannus,
Sarmento Naelka,
Silva Mauricio Bacarin,
Mohn Neto Carlos Rodolfo,
Sacono Nancy Tomoko,
Estrêla Renata Pereira,
SerraNegra Junia Maria
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of paediatric dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.183
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1365-263X
pISSN - 0960-7439
DOI - 10.1111/ipd.12486
Subject(s) - medicine , multivariate analysis , family medicine , sleep bruxism , cross sectional study , pediatrics , psychiatry , pathology , electromyography
Background Sleep bruxism ( SB ) is a masticatory muscle activity that affects children. Parents’ knowledge is important for its identification and report to dentists. Aim To investigate parents’ knowledge about SB among their children. Design A cross‐sectional study included 1325 parents of children from dental clinics of seven institutions from all regions of Brazil. Parents answered questions about child's sleep, knowledge about SB and its occurrence among children and parents. SB definition given by parents was dichotomized as “correct”/“incorrect”, based on the American Academy of Sleep Medicine definition. Descriptive, bivariate and multivariate analyses were performed ( P < 0.05). Results Most parents (57.3%) did not know what SB is and 88.9% would like to receive more information. SB prevalence among parents was 15.4% and 24.0% among children. Between parents who correctly defined SB , its prevalence increased to 27.5% among parents and 40.6% among children. Parents whose children had/have SB , who would like to receive more information about SB and were from the North, Central‐West, Southeast, and South regions were more likely to define SB correctly ( P > 0.05). Conclusion There is a lack of knowledge of parents about SB . SB among children, parents’ interest in receiving more information and their location were factors associated to their knowledge.