Association of Headache with Bruxism

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Published: May 29, 2023

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C Nandini
Professor and HOD, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Karnavati School of Dentistry, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.
Vijay Asarani
MDS in Oral medicine and radiology ,PHD scholar
Hima Acharya
Intern posted in Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Karnavati School of Dentistry, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.
Vrusti Chaudhary
Intern posted in Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Karnavati School of Dentistry, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.
Bansari Ajmera
Intern posted in Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Karnavati School of Dentistry, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.
Suchit Shrimali
MDS in Oral pathology and microbiology

Abstract

BACKGROUND
The phenomenon of bruxism involves the unintentional and repetitive grinding of teeth, often occurring while asleep. Bruxism can occur with enough frequency and intensity to result in jaw complications, headaches, dental damage, and various other issues. This study aimed to assess the connection between bruxism and headaches.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
This cross sectional study was conducted on 201 adult  patients attending the outpatient department for routine dental checkup during the period of December 2021 to September 2022 at Karnavati school of dentistry, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.
All the male and female patients between age range 15 to 80 years of age,  who came for routine dental check up and were willing to participate in the study were included in the study.Headache with bruxism by clinically evaluating the patient with mouth mirror and probe and questionnaire was filled by online mode.
RESULT
The present questionnaire based study comprised of 201 patient, in which female shows more evident finding . The age range of study population is 15-40 years which were significant from all the age groups.  was observed that subject complained of having stress showed  more relevant of Bruxism and headache.
CONCLUSION

The present study gave an insight of the contributing factor of bruxism .Female and young population has been found to be more prone to suffer from bruxism and temporal headache due to high level of stress, that determine the presence and severity of symptom.

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C Nandini, Vijay Asarani, Hima Acharya, Vrusti Chaudhary, Bansari Ajmera, & Suchit Shrimali. (2023). Association of Headache with Bruxism. Journal of Coastal Life Medicine, 11(2), 540–544. Retrieved from https://www.jclmm.com/index.php/journal/article/view/1045
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Vol. 11: Number 2, 2023
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