Prevalence of Sleep Bruxism and associated factors in Tanta Preschool Children
Shahbour, S., Abohamila, N., EL-Bayoumi, M. (2022). Prevalence of Sleep Bruxism and associated factors in Tanta Preschool Children. EKB Journal Management System, 47(1), 155-162. doi: 10.21608/adjalexu.2022.72061.1187
Salma A Shahbour; Nahed Abohamila; mohammed H EL-Bayoumi. "Prevalence of Sleep Bruxism and associated factors in Tanta Preschool Children". EKB Journal Management System, 47, 1, 2022, 155-162. doi: 10.21608/adjalexu.2022.72061.1187
Shahbour, S., Abohamila, N., EL-Bayoumi, M. (2022). 'Prevalence of Sleep Bruxism and associated factors in Tanta Preschool Children', EKB Journal Management System, 47(1), pp. 155-162. doi: 10.21608/adjalexu.2022.72061.1187
Shahbour, S., Abohamila, N., EL-Bayoumi, M. Prevalence of Sleep Bruxism and associated factors in Tanta Preschool Children. EKB Journal Management System, 2022; 47(1): 155-162. doi: 10.21608/adjalexu.2022.72061.1187

Prevalence of Sleep Bruxism and associated factors in Tanta Preschool Children

Alexandria Dental Journal
Article 3, Volume 47, Issue 1, April 2022, Page 155-162  XML PDF (433.7 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/adjalexu.2022.72061.1187
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Authors
Salma A Shahbour email 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
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