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Does bruxism impact the quality of life of children and adolescents? A systematic review and meta-analysis

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Background

This study evaluated the impact of bruxism on the quality of life of children and adolescents.

Methods

Electronic searches were performed in the PubMed (Medline), Scopus, Web of Science, Lilacs, Cochrane Library, and SIGLE databases. We included observational studies that evaluated general and/or oral health-related quality of life in children and adolescents, with and without bruxism. Methodological quality and risk of bias were evaluated using the Fowkes and Fulton tool. Two meta-analyses (MA) were performed. MA1 considered the mean score achieved by questionnaires, whilst MA2 considered the measure of association [odds ratio (OR)] between bruxism and quality of life.

Results

Seven studies were selected for qualitative synthesis. Three studies were selected for quantitative synthesis, which considered only oral health-related quality of life. In MA1 (three studies), the mean difference of the B-ECOHIS score was 2.12 (95% CI = −0.095–4.377, p = 0.061). MA2 (two studies) showed that bruxism is not associated with oral health-related quality of life in children and adolescents (OR = 1.889, 95% CI = 0.53–6.71, p = 0.325).

Conclusion

Bruxism does not impact quality of life in children and adolescents. Further studies should consider other quality of life questionnaires to confirm the absence of association.

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The authors thank the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) and the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq).

Funding

This work was supported by Brazilian Agency CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior) [Finance code 001, scholarship number: 1757970] and National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) [MSc Scholarship 130005/2018-5].

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Correspondence to Yuri Wanderley Cavalcanti.

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Bezerra, I.M., Brito, A.C.M., Martins, M.L. et al. Does bruxism impact the quality of life of children and adolescents? A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Public Health (Berl.) 29, 571–578 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-019-01151-8

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