Prevalence of anxiety, sleep bruxism and temporomandibular disorders during COVID-19 in Qatari children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study.

IF 2.3 Q2 DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE

European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Epub Date: 2023-10-17 DOI:10.1007/s40368-023-00847-6

H Nazzal, M Baccar, T Ziad, T Al-Musfir, B Al Emadi, M Matoug-Elwerfelli, S Narasimhan, Y Khan, S Reagu

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Abstract

Purpose: Understanding the impact of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic social restrictions on the lives of children and adolescents is of utmost importance to enable timely diagnosis and treatment. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore the prevalence of anxiety, sleep bruxism, temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and change in dietary and brushing habits and their association with COVID-19 social restrictions.

Methods: Parents of fit and healthy Qatari children and adolescents were recruited and interviewed by the research team, whereby validated questioners were used to assess the prevalence of children's/adolescents' anxiety, sleep bruxism and TMD. Furthermore, changes in dietary and brushing habits were also evaluated.

Results: A total of 199 parents of children and adolescents (mean age = 9.3 ± 3.2 years old) were included. Overall anxiety symptoms, sleep bruxism and TMD were evident in 29.6%, 5.7% and 23.1%, respectively. An increased consumption of food, sweets and worsening of brushing habits were evident in 51.8%, 62.8% and 31.2%, respectively.

Conclusion: Within the limitations of this study, pandemic-related social restrictions could result in elevated levels of anxiety, specifically, social phobia, amongst children and adolescents, which could inevitably lead to unwanted dental consequences.

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新冠肺炎期间卡塔尔儿童和青少年焦虑、睡眠磨牙症和颞下颌关节紊乱的患病率：一项横断面研究。

目的：了解2019冠状病毒病（新冠肺炎）大流行性社会限制对儿童和青少年生活的影响对于及时诊断和治疗至关重要。因此，本研究的目的是探讨焦虑、睡眠磨牙症、颞下颌关节紊乱病（TMD）的患病率以及饮食和刷牙习惯的变化及其与新冠肺炎社会限制的关系。方法：研究团队招募了健康的卡塔尔儿童和青少年的父母，并对其进行了访谈，使用经过验证的提问者来评估儿童/青少年焦虑、睡眠磨牙症和TMD的患病率。此外，还评估了饮食和刷牙习惯的变化。结果：共有199名儿童和青少年的父母（平均年龄 = 9.3 ± 3.2岁）。总体焦虑症状、睡眠磨牙症和TMD分别占29.6%、5.7%和23.1%。食物、甜食消费量的增加和刷牙习惯的恶化分别占51.8%、62.8%和31.2%。结论：在本研究的范围内，与疫情相关的社会限制可能会导致儿童和青少年的焦虑水平升高，特别是社交恐惧症，这可能不可避免地导致不必要的牙科后果。

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European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE-

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期刊介绍： The aim and scope of European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry (EAPD) is to promote research in all aspects of dentistry for children, including interceptive orthodontics and studies on children and young adults with special needs. The EAPD focuses on the publication and critical evaluation of clinical and basic science research related to children. The EAPD will consider clinical case series reports, followed by the relevant literature review, only where there are new and important findings of interest to Paediatric Dentistry and where details of techniques or treatment carried out and the success of such approaches are given.