Abstract
Influence of Mother’s Working Status on Occurrence of Bruxism in Children
Highlights
Bruxism is the habitual, grinding involuntarily or clenching of the teeth that affect both children and adults
Bruxism activity is of major concern for the dentists as it leads to tooth wear and damage, restoration fractures, temporal headache and other temporomandibular disorders
Clenching of teeth by children was reported by 22% of the mothers
Summary
Bruxism is the habitual, grinding involuntarily or clenching of the teeth that affect both children and adults. Data was collected using self-administered, pretested, validated, close ended, structured questionnaires. This survey consisted of 17 questions regarding women’s work status and bruxism in children. Clenching of teeth by children was reported by 22% of the mothers. Bruxism has been defined by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine as the “repetitive jaw muscle activity characterised by the clenching or grinding of teeth and/or bracing or thrusting of the mandible Bruxism can occur either during wakefulness or during sleep [1]. Bruxism activity is a major concern for dentists which will lead to tooth wear and damage, restoration fractures, temporal headache and temporomandibular disorders. Some extra- and intra-oral signs associated with bruxism are changes in the facial symmetry, lip incompetence, pain upon palpation of the masseter and temporal muscle regions, headaches, temporomandibular disorders (TMD), mouth breathing, buccal mucosa ridging, tongue indentation as well as presence of anterior cross-bite, posterior cross-bite and dental wear [4-7]
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