@article{article_1414987, title={THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BRUXISM AND ANXIETY AND PERSONALITY TRAITS IN PRE-CLINICAL DENTAL STUDENTS}, journal={Niğde Tıp Dergisi}, pages={13–21}, year={2024}, author={Temur, Katibe Tuğçe and Kutlu Katırcıoğlu, Serra}, keywords={Diş hekimliği, Preklinik, Anksiyete, Bruksizm}, abstract={Objectives: The aim of this investigation was to assess anxiety levels, personality types and the presence of bruxism in preclinical dental students and to analyse the possible relationships between these factors.
Materials and Methods: Volunteer participants were given detailed information and then explanations were made to help them understand the research questions. The A and B Personality Inventory, the Beck Anxiety Test and the Self-Reported Bruxism Questionnaire were administered to the participants. This process was carried out face-to-face and the participants were allowed to answer the questions in a comfortable environment without writing their names. Descriptive statistics and Pearson chi-square test were used. The probability level for statistical significance was set as α = 0.05.
Results: The A and B Personality Inventory, the Beck Anxiety Test and the Self-Reported Bruxism Questionnaire were administered to the participants. 30% of students are Type A and 70% are Type B. Sleep and awake bruxism was statistically more prevalent in female participants (p=0.017; p=0.012). There was no statistically significant relationship between sleep and awake bruxism and anxiety and personality types (p>0.05).
Conclusions: Overall, this study of pre-clinical dental students reveals that the student population has varying levels of anxious and type B personality traits. However, in this group of students, no significant relationship was found between sleep and awake bruxism and personality type and anxiety levels.}, number={1}, publisher={Niğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi}