Marín Mayra, Rodríguez Yuri, Gamboa Eloy, Ríos Jorge, Rosas José, Mayta-Tovalino Frank
Stomatology School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista, Lima, Peru.
Postgraduate Professor in Stomatology, Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista, Lima, Peru.
Med J Armed Forces India. 2019 Jul;75(3):297-302. doi: 10.1016/j.mjafi.2019.01.001. Epub 2019 May 30.
Military life leads to a great personal sacrifice and labor in the aircrew because they are constantly subjected to innumerable activities which have a great work pressure; therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the level of work stress associated with bruxism in the aircrew of the Peruvian Air Force.
This was a cross-sectional study. A total of 204 crew members of the Peruvian Air Force from the Air Group were surveyed, and the stomatological clinical inspection was carried out. Each crew member was evaluated using the validated International Labor Organization-World Health Organization (ILO-WHO) Work Stress Scale, and clinical records were used to diagnose bruxism using the Smith and Knight wear index.
It was found that 93.7% (n = 191) of the crew members were men and 6.3% (n = 13) were women; and the percentage of intermediate-level stress was found to be high in the grade of non-commissioned officers, whereas in the officer grade, the level of stress was low. There was also a statistically significant association between the variables military grade, sex, and age group. The sub-officers presented a higher percentage in the category "with bruxism", while in the rank of officers the category of "non-bruxism" was the most prevalent.
This study showed a statistically significant association between the variable bruxism and the level of work stress between the military aviators of the Peruvian Air Force (p<0.001).
军事生活使机组人员做出了巨大的个人牺牲并付出了辛勤劳动，因为他们不断面临无数活动，承受着巨大的工作压力；因此，本研究的目的是确定秘鲁空军机组人员中与磨牙症相关的工作压力水平。
这是一项横断面研究。对来自航空大队的204名秘鲁空军机组人员进行了调查，并进行了口腔临床检查。使用经过验证的国际劳工组织-世界卫生组织（ILO-WHO）工作压力量表对每名机组人员进行评估，并使用临床记录通过史密斯和奈特磨损指数诊断磨牙症。
发现93.7%（n = 191）的机组人员为男性，6.3%（n = 13）为女性；士官级别中中级压力的比例较高，而军官级别中压力水平较低。军衔、性别和年龄组之间的变量也存在统计学上的显著关联。准尉在“有磨牙症”类别中的比例较高，而军官级别中“无磨牙症”类别最为普遍。
本研究表明，秘鲁空军军事飞行员中磨牙症变量与工作压力水平之间存在统计学上的显著关联（p<0.001）。
