Prevalence of bruxism and emotional stress and the association between them in Brazilian police officers
Prevalence of bruxism and emotional stress and the association between them in Brazilian police officers
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DOI：
10.1590/s1806-83242008000100006
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发表时间：
2008-03-01
影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Garcia, Renata Cunha Matheus Rodrigues
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作者：
Carvalho, Andréa Lúcia de Almeida;Cury, Altair Antoninha Del Bel;Garcia, Renata Cunha Matheus Rodrigues
这项研究旨在评估巴西警察由于暴露在压力环境中的磨牙症和情绪压力的患病率，并评估警察的工作类型与磨牙症和情绪压力的存在之间的关系。在巴西SP坎皮纳斯的圣保罗州宪兵队进行了一项横断面研究。最终样本包括394名男性警察(平均年龄为35.5岁)。磨牙症是通过出现与下列体征或症状之一相关的对齐的牙齿磨损小平面来诊断的：自我报告磨牙，咬肌和颞肌疼痛敏感，醒来时颌部肌肉不适。采用应激症状自评量表(SSI)评定情绪应激。警察所做的工作类型被归类为组织工作或业务工作，后者被认为压力更大，因为它使警察面临生命危险。结果显示磨牙症的患病率为50.2%，情绪压力的患病率为45.7%。卡方检验表明压力和磨牙症之间存在关联(P<；0.05)。未发现情绪压力与工作类型(P=.382)或磨牙症与工作活动(P=.611)之间的显著关联。可以得出结论，情绪压力与磨牙症有关，与警察所做的工作类型无关。
This study aimed to assess the prevalence of bruxism and emotional stress in Brazilian police officers, due to exposure to stressful situations, and to assess the relationship between the type of work done by a police officer and the presence of bruxism and emotional stress. A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Military Police of the State of Sao Paulo, Campinas, SP, Brazil. The final sample included 394 male police officers (mean age = 35.5 years). Bruxism was diagnosed by the presence of aligned dental wear facets associated with the presence of one of the following signs or symptoms: self-report of tooth-grinding, painful sensitivity of the masseter and temporal muscles, discomfort in the jaw musculature upon waking. The Stress Symptoms Inventory (SSI) was applied to evaluate emotional stress. The type of work done by the police was classified as organizational or operational, the latter being assumed as the more stressful since it exposes the police officer to life risk. The results showed a prevalence of bruxism of 50.2% and a prevalence of emotional stress of 45.7%. The Chi-square test indicated an association between stress and bruxism (P < .05). No significant association was found between emotional stress and type of work (P = .382) or between bruxism and work activity (P = .611). It could be concluded that emotional stress was associated with bruxism, independently of the type of work done by police officers.