Prevalencia de bruxismo en estudiantes de odontología de VI a X semestre de la Universidad Católica Santiago de Guayaquil.

Abstract

Introduction: The masticatory system according to Okeson is divided into two types of activities: those that are functional such as speaking, swallowing, and chewing, and those such as hyperactivity habits which is a parafunctional activity. Another definition to keep in mind is that parafunctional activity occurs almost entirely subconsciously. Most of these disruptive activities occur during sleep in the form of bruxism and teeth clenching. Objective: To determine the prevalence of bruxism in dental students from VI to X semesters at the Universidad Católica Santiago de Guayaquil. Methodology: This research work corresponded to a quali-quantitative study of frequency of descriptive, observational, and analytical design of transversal. The sample consisted of 120 students who are studying from the VI to the X semester of Dentistry. Results: Our sample consisted of 284 students studying from the VI to the X semester of Dentistry, which were reviewed and classified, a total of 120 students were selected. Conclusion: We can conclude that in our sample we obtained a higher prevalence of 44.2% in the female gender, and the predominant age group was between 20 and 24 years.