Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Odontología, Cátedra Odontología Integral Niños, Argentina.
Acta Odontol Latinoam. 2024 Sep 30;37(2):172-179. doi: 10.54589/aol.37/2/172.
Bilingual schools have more hours and high levels of academic demands. Aims: To compare the degree of dental wear and frequency of severe wear facets between children from public rural schools (RG) and children from private bilingual schools in Buenos Aires City (PG). To compare the presence of facets to parents' reports on bruxism and their opinion on the importance to health of bruxism and snoring. Materials and Method: The sample (n=90) consisted of 5- and 10-year-old children. Their parents/guardians were asked to complete a structured questionnaire on bruxism and snoring. Children's degrees of dental wear on primary incisors, canines and molars were identified and recorded. The data were analyzed statistically. Results: The relative risk of wear between PG and RG was 1.82. Bruxism and snoring were reported by 22.9% of the parents/guardians of 5-year-olds and 8.8% of the parents/guardians of 10-year-olds. In 10-year-olds, significant differences were found between RG and PG for canine wear degree 3 (p=0.01). Conclusions: Children from highly demanding schools presented more dental wear. Higher frequency of severe dental wear was observed in primary canines and molars late in the tooth replacement period regardless of whether sleep bruxism was reported. Parents/guardians from different social conditions considered that bruxism and snoring are important to health to similar degrees.
双语学校的课时更多，学术要求也更高。目的：比较布宜诺斯艾利斯市公立农村学校（RG）和私立双语学校（PG）儿童的牙齿磨损程度和严重磨损面的频率。比较出现磨损面的情况与父母对磨牙症的报告以及他们对磨牙症和打鼾对健康重要性的看法。材料和方法：样本（n=90）由 5 岁和 10 岁的儿童组成。要求他们的父母/监护人填写一份关于磨牙症和打鼾的结构化问卷。记录并记录儿童乳牙、尖牙和磨牙的牙齿磨损程度。对数据进行了统计分析。结果：PG 和 RG 之间的磨损相对风险为 1.82。5 岁儿童的 22.9%和 10 岁儿童的 8.8%的父母/监护人报告了磨牙症和打鼾。在 10 岁儿童中，RG 和 PG 之间在犬齿磨损程度 3 方面存在显著差异（p=0.01）。结论：高要求学校的儿童牙齿磨损程度更高。在牙齿替换后期，无论是否报告睡眠磨牙症，乳牙和恒牙的严重磨损程度都更高。来自不同社会条件的父母/监护人认为磨牙症和打鼾对健康的重要性相似。
