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Bruxism and adenotonsillectomy

2008; Elsevier BV; Volume: 72; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.ijporl.2008.01.006

1872-8464

Ali Eftekharian, Nasim Raad, Nazanin Gholami-Ghasri,

Temporomandibular Joint Disorders

The main goal of this study is to assess the effect of adenotonsillectomy on bruxism in children with obstructive symptoms due to adenotonsillar hypertrophy.In a prospective study, 140 children aged between 4 and 12 years with obstructive symptoms due to adenotonsillar hypertrophy were evaluated. With a questionnaire existence of bruxism was evaluated before and after adenotonsillectomy and the results were compared with each other.The prevalence of bruxism was 25.7% before surgery and 7.1% after it. The difference was significant by p value of 0.02. There was not any significant difference between male and female dominancy.This study suggests that adenotonsillectomy could improve bruxism significantly in children who have obstructive symptoms due to adenotonsillar hypertrophy.