Associação de qualidade do sono com bruxismo do tipo sono no contexto da COVID-19

Abstract

With the outbreak of COVID-19, in March 2020, and with the uncertainty surrounding the disease, several countries adopted social distancing as a way to prevent the spread of the virus. As a result, psychological issues related to breaking routine, such as stress and anxiety, have become more common,triggering cases of bruxism and poor sleep quality. This study is a cross-sectional and descriptive study that aimed to understand how sleep quality is affected in conditions of bruxism during the COVID-19 pandemic, taking into account its beginning in 2019 until the present moment. For this, 260 participants answered a questionnaire based on questionnaires such as Pittsburgh Sleep Quality and the American Academy of Orofacial Pain with questions related to sleep disorders, temporomandibular disorders and alterations in the oral cavity. After descriptive analysis and Fisher's exact test for data crossing, there was statistical significance between sleep quality and clenching or grinding teeth at night. From the results found in this research, it can be concluded that there is an association between bruxism and sleep quality.