Suguna Sruthi, Gurunathan Deepa
Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2020 Jan 28;9(1):332-336. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_820_19. eCollection 2020 Jan.
The aim of this study was to compare the Quality of life (QoL) of children with and without sleep bruxism in Chennai population.
A cross-sectional study was conducted with participants of both genders assigned as bruxers ( = 36) and non-bruxers ( = 36) from different regions of Chennai with the age range of 6-12 years. Parents/Caregivers answered a questionnaire in the waiting room. The QoL was assessed using the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14). OHIP-14 was analyzed by Mann-Whitney U test.
The sociodemographic characteristics presented no significant differences between bruxers and non-bruxers ( > 0.005). There was a significant difference in QoL between the case and control group (<0.001). Bruxers had worse QoL than controls.
Sleep bruxism may be associated with a negative impact on QoL.
本研究旨在比较钦奈人群中患有和未患有睡眠磨牙症的儿童的生活质量(QoL)。
进行了一项横断面研究,从钦奈不同地区招募了年龄在6至12岁的男女参与者,分为磨牙症患者组(n = 36)和非磨牙症患者组(n = 36)。父母/照顾者在候诊室回答了一份问卷。使用口腔健康影响量表(OHIP - 14)评估生活质量。通过曼 - 惠特尼U检验分析OHIP - 14。
磨牙症患者和非磨牙症患者的社会人口统计学特征无显著差异(P>0.005)。病例组和对照组之间的生活质量存在显著差异(P<0.001)。磨牙症患者的生活质量比对照组差。
睡眠磨牙症可能对生活质量产生负面影响。