Khurram Parvez Sardar, Yashfika Abdul Bari, Mansoor Akhtar.
Association among Improper Sleep, Stress and Parafunctional Habits in Dental Students at Dow University of Health Sciences.
J Pak Dent Assoc Jan ;24(4):194-8.

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to evaluate the association among improper sleep, stress and parafunctional habits in undergraduates and postgraduate dental students at Dow University of Health Sciences. METHODOLOGY: The study design was Cross-sectional. 579 students (Undergraduate and postgraduate) were included in the study by convenient sampling method. The response rate was 96.5%. Data was gathered through self-compiled questionnaire and it consisted of demographic variables, sleep related questions, stress consequences, occupational stresses and the stress reduction methods. SPSS version 16 was used for statistical analysis. Chi-square test was applied to evaluate association among improper sleep, stress and parafunctional habits and the locations of pain. P-value less than 0.05 was considered significant. RESULTS: It was found that most common stress-related consequence were grinding teeth at night (n=322, 55.6%), feeling numbness in the mouth in the morning (n=255, 44%) have pain in temporomandibular joint (n=224, 38.7%) and jaw joints affected (n=271, 46.8%). More than 80 % respondents (n=487) also reported to feel frustrated (84.1%) and restless during stress (n=507, 87.6%). The association among stress, improper sleep and teeth grinding found to be significant (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: It was concluded that there was significant ass ociation a mong improper sleep, stress and parafunctional habits in dental students at Dow University of Health Sciences. KEYWORDS: Stress, Sleep, Bruxism, Dental Students.

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