Open AccessBruxism and oral health-related quality of life among male inmates in a penal institution, Mysore: A cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
Ravi Kumar Thetakala,
BS Chandrashekar,
Sunitha Siddanna,
M Maurya,
Priyanka Sharma,
G Shubhi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_203_17
Subject(s) - medicine , sleep bruxism , cross sectional study , quality of life (healthcare) , population , anxiety , descriptive statistics , sleep disorder , psychiatry , insomnia , gerontology , environmental health , statistics , nursing , mathematics , pathology , electromyography
One of the widespread problems of oral health is bruxism and is defined as a parafunctional habit with involuntary grinding and gnashing of the teeth occurring during sleep. However, bruxism is connected to anxiety and stress, but the published literature on bruxism among prison inmates is scanty. Objective: The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of active sleep bruxism and its impact on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among inmates in Central Penal Institution, Mysore.