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Awake bruxism frequency and psychosocial factors in college preparatory students
Mariana Barbosa Câmara-Souza1, Amanda Guimarães Carvalho1, Olívia Maria Costa Figueredo1
1Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba, Brazil.
Objective:
To assess the frequency of reported masticatory muscles activity during wakefulness (i.e., awake bruxism [AB]), levels of anxiety, depression, stress, and the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in college preparatory students.
Methods:
Sixty-nine college preparatory students participated in the study. AB was evaluated by the Oral Behaviors Checklist (OBC) and a smartphone-based ecological momentary assessment (EMA; [Bruxapp®]). Anxiety and depression were measured by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, stress was evaluated by the Perceived Stress Scale, and OHRQoL was obtained by The Oral Health Impact Profile-14. Data were analyzed by Pearson's correlation coefficient (α = 0.05).
Results:
The average EMA-reported frequency of AB behaviors was 38.4%. Significant correlations were found between AB and the OBC, anxiety, depression, stress, and OHRQoL (p < 0.001).
Conclusion:
College preparatory students demonstrated moderate frequency of AB, which was significantly correlated with psychosocial factors.
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