Prevalence of Sleep Bruxism and associated factors in Tanta Preschool Children | ||
Alexandria Dental Journal | ||
Article 3, Volume 47, Issue 1, April 2022, Pages 155-162 PDF (433.7 K) | ||
Document Type: Original Article | ||
DOI: 10.21608/adjalexu.2022.72061.1187 | ||
Authors | ||
Salma A Shahbour* 1; Nahed Abohamila2; mohammed H EL-Bayoumi3 | ||
1Gamal Abed Elnaser street ,Alexandria | ||
2Professor of pedodontics,Department of pedodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt. | ||
3Lecture of oral health and preventive dentistry , Department of Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt. | ||
Abstract | ||
Abstract Introduction: Bruxism is a common condition in the pediatric dentistry clinic; it is reported more frequently in children than in adults and has different effects on a person's quality of life. Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of sleep bruxism in (4-6) years-old preschool children of Tanta city. Materials and Methods: The work was cross sectional observational design. The sample consisted of 1000 4-6 year-old children in public and private kindergarten of Tanta city. Data was collected through parents/ guardians based questionnaire and clinical inspection of participating children that was done by the same inspector. Results: The results of the work revealed that the prevalence of sleep bruxism in children was 17.6%. there were significant differences regarding family history of sleep bruxism, presence of new born and gastro-intestinal disorders .In addition, there were a relationship between bruxism and nail, tongue biting, breathing from the mouth, and sleep with hand on face, and TMJ disorders. Conclusions: The prevalence of sleep bruxism in children was 17.6%. There no significant difference between gender, age and bruxism , the feeding way as normal or artificial had no relation to sleep bruxism, there was a relationship between sleep bruxism and nail biting habit, gastrointestinal disorders, breathing from the mouth and TMD, also Emotional state of the kid was a positive finding relation to sleep bruxism. | ||
Keywords | ||
sleep Bruxism; Preschool children; Questionnaire | ||
Statistics Article View: 466 PDF Download: 853 |