Prevalence of bruxism among Mexican children with Down syndrome.
This study sought to determine the prevalence of bruxism in a Mexican community of children with Down syndrome, and to evaluate bruxism's relationship with age, sex, intellectual disability level, and type of chromosomal abnormality of trisomy 21. Using a cross-sectional design, 57 boys and girls (3 to 14 years old) were examined. Three approaches to establish presence or absence of bruxism were employed: parental questionnaire, clinical examination, and dental study casts. Data were analysed using bivariate analyses and conditional logistic regression. We found that the overall prevalence of bruxism was 42%. No statistically significant associations between bruxism and age, sex, or intellectual disability level were found. There was, however, a significant association between bruxism and type of chromosomal abnormality, with mosaicism being more frequently associated with bruxism.
López-Pérez
Rubén
R
Department of Oral Public Health, Dental School, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, DF México. rlopez@correo.unam.mx
López-Morales
Patricia
P
Borges-Yáñez
S Aida
SA
Maupomé
Gerardo
G
Parés-Vidrio
Gustavo
G
D000293:Adolescent; D002012:Bruxism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D020186:Sleep Bruxism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires