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The bruxism screener (BruxScreen): Development, pilot testing and face validity.

Frank Lobbezoo¹, Jari Ahlberg², Merel C Verhoeff¹

¹Department of Orofacial Pain and Dysfunction, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

|February 27, 2023

Summary

A new tool, the Bruxism Screener (BruxScreen), has been developed to assess bruxism in large studies and dental practices. Pilot testing indicates it is ready for further validation in clinical settings.

Keywords:

bruxism diagnosis face validity pilot projects temporomandibular joint disorders tooth wear

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Area of Science:

Oral health research
Dental diagnostics
Epidemiological tools

Background:

The Standardised Tool for the Assessment of Bruxism (STAB) is under development for comprehensive bruxism assessment.
STAB aims to evaluate bruxism behavior, consequences, causes, and comorbidities.
A need exists for a bruxism assessment tool adhering to the 'A4 principle' (Accurate, Applicable, Affordable, Accessible).

Purpose of the Study:

To develop the Bruxism Screener (BruxScreen) for large-scale epidemiological research and general dental practices.
BruxScreen aims to be an accurate, applicable, affordable, and accessible bruxism assessment tool.
To describe the development and initial validation of the BruxScreen.

Main Methods:

The BruxScreen comprises a patient questionnaire (BruxScreen-Q) and a dentist's clinical assessment form (BruxScreen-C).
Development involved pilot testing and face validity assessment.
The study focused on the initial development and preliminary evaluation of the tool.

Main Results:

The development of the BruxScreen is detailed in this paper.
Outcomes from the pilot testing phase are presented.
Face validity assessment indicated the tool adequately reflects the intended construct.

Conclusions:

The developed BruxScreen is deemed ready for further psychometric evaluation.
The tool is suitable for use in general dental settings.
Further validation is recommended to confirm its psychometric properties.