Bruxism and oral health-related quality of life among male inmates in a penal institution, Mysore: A cross-sectional study | Zendy

RaviKumar Thetakala | Zendy; BR Chandra Shekar | Zendy; S Sunitha | Zendy; M Maurya | Zendy; Priyanka Sharma | Zendy; G Shubhi | Zendy

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Bruxism and oral health-related quality of life among male inmates in a penal institution, Mysore: A cross-sectional study

Author(s) -

RaviKumar Thetakala,

BR Chandra Shekar,

S Sunitha,

M Maurya,

Priyanka Sharma,

G Shubhi

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

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) - cross sectional study , medicine , dentistry , quality of life (healthcare) , oral health , family medicine , nursing , pathology

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.

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