Association of Awake Bruxism with Khat, Coffee, Tobacco, and Stress among Jazan University Students

Objective. The objective is to assess the prevalence of bruxism among the university students and to check its association with their khat chewing habit. Materials and Methods. A cross-sectional descriptive study is designed using cluster random sampling. Pretested questionnaire was administered by...

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Main Authors: Mir Faeq Ali Quadri, Ali Mahnashi, Ayman Al Almutahhir, Hamzah Tubayqi, Abdullah Hakami, Mohamed Arishi, Abdulwahab Alamir
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:International Journal of Dentistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/842096
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author Mir Faeq Ali Quadri
Ali Mahnashi
Ayman Al Almutahhir
Hamzah Tubayqi
Abdullah Hakami
Mohamed Arishi
Abdulwahab Alamir
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Ali Mahnashi
Ayman Al Almutahhir
Hamzah Tubayqi
Abdullah Hakami
Mohamed Arishi
Abdulwahab Alamir
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description Objective. The objective is to assess the prevalence of bruxism among the university students and to check its association with their khat chewing habit. Materials and Methods. A cross-sectional descriptive study is designed using cluster random sampling. Pretested questionnaire was administered by a trained interviewer to assess awake bruxism and the use of variables like khat, coffee, tobacco, and stress. Chi-square test at 5% significance was used for assessing the association. Logistic regression was also performed after adjusting for covariates. Results. A high response rate (95%) was obtained as the distribution and collection of questionnaire was within an hour interval. 85% (63%, males; 22%, females) experienced an episode of bruxism at least one time in the past six months. Regression analysis revealed an association of stress (P=0.00; OR = 5.902, 95% CI 2.614–13.325) and khat use (P=0.05; OR = 1.629, 95% CI 0.360–7.368) with bruxism. Interestingly, it is observed that the one who chew khat experienced 3.56 times (95% CI; 2.62–11.22) less pain when compared to the nonusers. Conclusion. This study is the first of its kind to assess the association of bruxism with khat chewing. High amount of stress and khat use can be considered as important risk indicators for awake bruxism.
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spelling doaj-art-6ffc3375314a4dafa5ce35aebfe59e4e2025-08-20T02:06:15ZengWileyInternational Journal of Dentistry1687-87281687-87362015-01-01201510.1155/2015/842096842096Association of Awake Bruxism with Khat, Coffee, Tobacco, and Stress among Jazan University StudentsMir Faeq Ali Quadri0Ali Mahnashi1Ayman Al Almutahhir2Hamzah Tubayqi3Abdullah Hakami4Mohamed Arishi5Abdulwahab Alamir6Department of Dental Public Health, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, P.O. Box 114, Jazan 45142, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Dentistry, Jazan University, P.O. Box 114, Jazan 45142, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Dentistry, Jazan University, P.O. Box 114, Jazan 45142, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Dentistry, Jazan University, P.O. Box 114, Jazan 45142, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Dentistry, Jazan University, P.O. Box 114, Jazan 45142, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Dentistry, Jazan University, P.O. Box 114, Jazan 45142, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, P.O. Box 114, Jazan 45142, Saudi ArabiaObjective. The objective is to assess the prevalence of bruxism among the university students and to check its association with their khat chewing habit. Materials and Methods. A cross-sectional descriptive study is designed using cluster random sampling. Pretested questionnaire was administered by a trained interviewer to assess awake bruxism and the use of variables like khat, coffee, tobacco, and stress. Chi-square test at 5% significance was used for assessing the association. Logistic regression was also performed after adjusting for covariates. Results. A high response rate (95%) was obtained as the distribution and collection of questionnaire was within an hour interval. 85% (63%, males; 22%, females) experienced an episode of bruxism at least one time in the past six months. Regression analysis revealed an association of stress (P=0.00; OR = 5.902, 95% CI 2.614–13.325) and khat use (P=0.05; OR = 1.629, 95% CI 0.360–7.368) with bruxism. Interestingly, it is observed that the one who chew khat experienced 3.56 times (95% CI; 2.62–11.22) less pain when compared to the nonusers. Conclusion. This study is the first of its kind to assess the association of bruxism with khat chewing. High amount of stress and khat use can be considered as important risk indicators for awake bruxism.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/842096
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Abdullah Hakami
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Association of Awake Bruxism with Khat, Coffee, Tobacco, and Stress among Jazan University Students
International Journal of Dentistry
title Association of Awake Bruxism with Khat, Coffee, Tobacco, and Stress among Jazan University Students
title_full Association of Awake Bruxism with Khat, Coffee, Tobacco, and Stress among Jazan University Students
title_fullStr Association of Awake Bruxism with Khat, Coffee, Tobacco, and Stress among Jazan University Students
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title_short Association of Awake Bruxism with Khat, Coffee, Tobacco, and Stress among Jazan University Students
title_sort association of awake bruxism with khat coffee tobacco and stress among jazan university students
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/842096
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