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Erschienen in: Clinical Oral Investigations 2/2024

01.02.2024 | Research

Influence of malocclusion on sleep bruxism and orofacial pain: data from a study in school children

verfasst von: João Pedro Caetano, Marilia Leão Goettems, Gustavo G. Nascimento, Karen Jansen, Ricardo Azevedo da Silva, Peter Svensson, Noéli Boscato

Erschienen in: Clinical Oral Investigations | Ausgabe 2/2024

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Abstract

Objectives

This cross-sectional school-based study explored the influence of malocclusion on temporomandibular disorders (TMD) pain complaints, and whether this association would be mediated by sleep bruxism in a representative sample of 7- to 8-year-old children.

Methods

Path analysis estimated direct, indirect, and total effects of occlusal features on sleep bruxism and TMD pain in 7- to 8-year-old children. Occlusal features were assessed with Dental Aesthetic Index (DAI), orofacial pain complaints using the TMD pain screener, possible sleep bruxism based on self-reports, and probable sleep bruxism based on self-reports combined with clinical findings. Structural equation modeling analyzed data with confounding factors.

Results

From 580 participants, possible sleep bruxism was observed in 136 children (31.5%), probable sleep bruxism in 30 children (6.7%), and TMD pain complaints in 78 children (13.8%). Malocclusion had no direct effect on either possible sleep bruxism [standardized coefficient (SC) 0.000; p = 0.992], or TMD pain complaints (SC – 0.01; p = 0.740). When probable sleep bruxism was set as the mediator of interest, malocclusion did not directly affect probable sleep bruxism (SC 0.01; p = 0.766), nor TMD pain complaints (SC – 0.02; p = 0.515). A direct effect of probable sleep bruxism on TMD pain complaints was observed with an SC of 0.60 (p < 0.001). However, in neither case, malocclusion indirectly affected TMD pain complaints via bruxism.

Conclusion

Malocclusion in 7- to 8-year-old children did not directly influence possible or probable sleep bruxism or TMD pain complaints. Instead, probable sleep bruxism was strongly associated with TMD pain complaints.

Clinical significance

The impact of occlusal features on TMD pain complaints and bruxism has been a long-standing controversy in dentistry. However, the scientific literature linking this association may be inconsistent, mainly due to biased sample selection methods with inadequate consideration of confounders. Further research should try to identify additional risk factors for TMD pain in addition to probable sleep bruxism in children.
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Metadaten
Titel
Influence of malocclusion on sleep bruxism and orofacial pain: data from a study in school children
verfasst von
João Pedro Caetano
Marilia Leão Goettems
Gustavo G. Nascimento
Karen Jansen
Ricardo Azevedo da Silva
Peter Svensson
Noéli Boscato
Publikationsdatum
01.02.2024
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Clinical Oral Investigations / Ausgabe 2/2024
Print ISSN: 1432-6981
Elektronische ISSN: 1436-3771
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-024-05545-1

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