Prevalence of bruxism among Mexican children with Down syndrome.

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This study sought to determine the prevalence of bruxism in a Mexican community of children with Down syndrome, and to evaluate bruxism's relationship with age, sex, intellectual disability level, and type of chromosomal abnormality of trisomy 21. Using a cross-sectional design, 57 boys and girls (3 to 14 years old) were examined. Three approaches to establish presence or absence of bruxism were employed: parental questionnaire, clinical examination, and dental study casts. Data were analysed using bivariate analyses and conditional logistic regression. We found that the overall prevalence of bruxism was 42%. No statistically significant associations between bruxism and age, sex, or intellectual disability level were found. There was, however, a significant association between bruxism and type of chromosomal abnormality, with mosaicism being more frequently associated with bruxism.

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López-Pérez, R., López-Morales, P., Borges-Yáñez, S. A., Maupomé, G., & Parés-Vidrio, G. (2007). Prevalence of bruxism among Mexican children with Down syndrome. Down’s Syndrome, Research and Practice : The Journal of the Sarah Duffen Centre / University of Portsmouth, 12(1), 45–49. https://doi.org/10.3104/reports.1995

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