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Awake bruxism and bullying among 8-10-year-old schoolchildren: A case-control study
Carmem Do Nascimento Bastos1, Isabela Fernanda Castilho1, Marina Martelini Malta1
1Department of Public Health, Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Piracicaba Dental School - Universidade Estadual de campinas, UNICAMP, Piracicaba, Brazil.
Objective:
To explore the influence of bullying, self-esteem and sleep-disordered breathing on awake bruxism in a case-control study.
Methods:
This case-control study associated awake bruxism with bullying, self-esteem, and sleep-disordered breathing in 436 children. The cases (n = 218) had awake bruxism, while the controls (n = 218) were matched for age and sex. Data were collected through validated questionnaires and clinical examinations.
Results:
Logistic regression showed no significant associations between awake bruxism and race, family income, self-esteem, sleep-disordered breathing, or bullying (p > .05). Bullying was highly prevalent in both groups (81.2% vs. 78.4%), with similar odds ratios (OR = 1.19; 95% CI: 0.74-1.90).
Conclusion:
These psychosocial and socioeconomic variables do not influence awake bruxism.
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