Open AccessAssessment of the association between the prevalence of Bruxism and Orofacial Factors in children from Santos, Brazil: A cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
Márcia Pinto da Fonseca Tubel,
Sandra Kalil Bussadori,
Érica Simonetti Pereira,
Marcela Alessandra Bozzella,
Marcela Letícia Leal Gonçalves,
Lara Jansiski Motta,
Ana Paula Taboada Sobral,
Caroline Moraes Moriyama,
Eloisa Andrade de Paula,
Renata Garcia de Siqueira Viegas,
Elaine Marcílio Santos
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
research, society and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2525-3409
DOI - 10.33448/rsd-v10i1.11952
Subject(s) - medicine , cross sectional study , sleep bruxism , malocclusion , dentistry , dentition , dental anomalies , association (psychology) , statistical analysis , psychiatry , psychology , statistics , mathematics , pathology , electromyography , psychotherapist
Objective: The aim of the present study to assess the association between the prevalence of probable bruxism and orofacial factors in children three to nine years of age. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 120 children who sought treatment at the paediatric dental clinic of the Metropolitan University of Santos in 2017. The guardians filled out a questionnaire designed using the criteria of the American Association of Sleep Medicine for the diagnosis of bruxism. The participants were also submitted to a clinical examination for the evaluation of malocclusion. Results: The obtained results were computed and statistical analysis was carried out adopting a level of significance of 95%. Results: The prevalence of bruxism among the children was 39,2%; 17.5% in the primary dentition and 21.6% in the mixed dentition. The analysis revealed that bruxism was associated with headache (OR=2.63; 95 CI:1.1-5.8) and open bite (OR=3.23; 95CI:1.16-8.94). Conclusion: There is a strong association between bruxism and headache, and bruxism and open bite in children.