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SILVA CONTRERAS, Ania Mercedes. Bruxism: its behavior in a health area. Rev Ciencias Médicas [online]. 2015, vol.19, n.1, pp.56-65. ISSN 1561-3194.

Introduction: bruxism is the habit of grinding  and clenching the teeth with movements making contact, not including functional purposes during both day and night, without being aware. Objective: to characterize the behavior of bruxism in a health area of Consolacion del Sur municipality, Pinar del Río. Material and method: an observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted at No-10 the family doctor's office belonging to 5 de Septiembre University Polyclinic in Consolacion del Sur municipality during 2013. The target group included 1115 inhabitants and for the sample the selection was made through a simple random sampling comprising 231 patients who underwent an interview which included a questionnaire and a clinical examination. Results: a high prevalence of bruxism affecting 75.4% of the study population was observed and the most affected ages 45-59 years, female gender was the most affected (4.2%) and the directives were the most affected according to the occupational level and represented 28.1%. The most predominant sign was the nonfunctional wear facets (100%) in people prone to this condition, followed by temporomandibular-joint (TMJ) disorders in 47.1%; while pain in the TMJ (32.6%) was the most common symptom. Conclusions: the presence of bruxism in the population was high. Female gender was the most affected. The predominant signs were the not functional wear facets and the prevailing symptom was pain in the temporomandibular joint.

Palabras clave : Bruxism [epidemiology]; Habits.

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