Bruxism Awareness in Dental Students

Bruxism Awareness and Self-assessment in Dental Clinical Students: A Questionnaire Study

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.

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

Inclusion Criteria:

• Systemically healthy individuals

Exclusion Criteria:

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