Bruxism and adenotonsillectomy.
OBJECTIVE
The main goal of this study is to assess the effect of adenotonsillectomy on bruxism in children with obstructive symptoms due to adenotonsillar hypertrophy.


METHODS
In a prospective study, 140 children aged between 4 and 12 years with obstructive symptoms due to adenotonsillar hypertrophy were evaluated. With a questionnaire existence of bruxism was evaluated before and after adenotonsillectomy and the results were compared with each other.


RESULTS
The prevalence of bruxism was 25.7% before surgery and 7.1% after it. The difference was significant by p value of 0.02. There was not any significant difference between male and female dominancy.


CONCLUSIONS
This study suggests that adenotonsillectomy could improve bruxism significantly in children who have obstructive symptoms due to adenotonsillar hypertrophy.
Eftekharian
Ali
A
Shaheed-Beheshti Medical University, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Loghman Hospital, Kamali Ave. Kargar, 13336-31151 Tehran, Iran. alishko@gmail.com
Raad
Nasim
N
Gholami-Ghasri
Nazanin
N
D000233:Adenoidectomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000234:Adenoids / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002012:Bruxism / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D015588:Observer Variation; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014068:Tonsillectomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*