Bruxism Awareness in Dental Students (BADS)

Abant Izzet Baysal University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Bruxism

Treatments: Other: Questionnaire

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06583044

AIBU-DH-TS-03

Details and patient eligibility

About

Clinical students in the Faculty of Dentistry were diagnosed with bruxism according to the bruxism assessment consensus 2018. A total of 128 students with (64) and without (64) bruxism, were asked 33 questions about their knowledge and self-awareness about bruxism.

Full description

This study included systemically healthy individuals aged 18 to 27. Intraoral and extraoral examinations were performed on 128 students with (64) and without bruxism (64), 4th and 5th-grade dental students at Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University who met the inclusion criteria. The diagnosis of bruxism was based on the 2018 International Consensus and data collected through a validated 33-item questionnaire covering general information and bruxism awareness. The questionnaire included questions on bruxism's types, risk factors, symptoms, and impact on periodontal tissues, with multiple-choice responses. Statistical analyses were performed using IBM SPSS Statistics, and p<0.05 was accepted as statistical significance

Enrollment: 128 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 27 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Systemically healthy individuals

Exclusion criteria

• Individuals with mental retardation,
• Individuals with suicidal tendencies,
• Individuals with dementia,
• Individuals with psychosis

Trial design

128 participants in 2 patient groups

Dentistry clinical student diagnosed with bruxism

Description:

This group includes dental clinical students diagnosed with bruxism.

Treatment:

Other: Questionnaire

Dentistry clinical student without bruxism diagnosis

Description:

This group includes dental clinical students diagnosed without bruxism.

Treatment:

Other: Questionnaire