ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Bruxism is a parafunctional activity that can have an impact on people’s quality of life. Its etiology is diverse and therefore it can be influenced by different factors.
Objective:
To evaluate the impact on the quality of life related to oral health and associated factors in patients with bruxism, attended in the practices clinics of the Faculty of Dentistry, at the Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia sectional Medellín-Envigado.
Methods:
Cross-sectional and analytical observational study with a non-probability sample of 51 patients between 18 and 60 years of age who attended a scheduled consultation, attended in the practices clinics of the Faculty of Dentistry, at the Cooperative University of Colombia, Medellin-Envigado. Clinical exams, anamnesis and sociodemographic survey were carried out, subsequently an OHIP-14 survey on quality of life related to oral health was applied. A univariate and bivariate analysis was performed.
Results:
in patients with bruxism the OHIP-14 index showed that functional limitation and physical pain obtained a maximum value of 6.00 points. In addition, the items of disability and psychological distress presented a fairly high score (4.00 and 5.00 points respectively). When evaluating other factors, differences with statistical significance were found only for demographic and socioeconomic aspects in some domains (Vp = 0.012).
Conclusion:
Patients with bruxism had a negative impact on quality of life related to oral health.
Indexing terms
Bruxism; Socioeconomic factors; Quality of life