Eftekharian Ali, Raad Nasim, Gholami-Ghasri Nazanin
Shaheed-Beheshti Medical University, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Loghman Hospital, Kamali Ave. Kargar, 13336-31151 Tehran, Iran.
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2008 Apr;72(4):509-11. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2008.01.006. Epub 2008 Feb 20.
The main goal of this study is to assess the effect of adenotonsillectomy on bruxism in children with obstructive symptoms due to adenotonsillar hypertrophy.
In a prospective study, 140 children aged between 4 and 12 years with obstructive symptoms due to adenotonsillar hypertrophy were evaluated. With a questionnaire existence of bruxism was evaluated before and after adenotonsillectomy and the results were compared with each other.
The prevalence of bruxism was 25.7% before surgery and 7.1% after it. The difference was significant by p value of 0.02. There was not any significant difference between male and female dominancy.
This study suggests that adenotonsillectomy could improve bruxism significantly in children who have obstructive symptoms due to adenotonsillar hypertrophy.
本研究的主要目的是评估腺样体扁桃体切除术对因腺样体扁桃体肥大而出现阻塞性症状的儿童磨牙症的影响。
在一项前瞻性研究中,对140名年龄在4至12岁、因腺样体扁桃体肥大而出现阻塞性症状的儿童进行了评估。通过问卷调查评估腺样体扁桃体切除术前和术后磨牙症的存在情况,并将结果进行相互比较。
磨牙症的患病率在手术前为25.7%,手术后为7.1%。差异具有显著性,p值为0.02。男性和女性占比之间没有显著差异。
本研究表明,腺样体扁桃体切除术可显著改善因腺样体扁桃体肥大而出现阻塞性症状的儿童的磨牙症。