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ArticleClinical and experimental dental research2022

Association between bruxism severity and serum concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels.

Bushra A W Allaf, Mahmoud Abdul-Hak

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Article in Clinical and experimental dental research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Bushra A W AllafDepartment of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Damascus, Damascus, Syria.ORCID 0000-0003-3586-9892
Mahmoud Abdul-HakDepartment of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Damascus, Damascus, Syria.
Arab International University · SYDamascus University · SY

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe aim of this study was to investigate the possible relationship between bruxism and blood levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D. MATERIAL AND

methodsOne hundred male and female patients from Damascus joined the study. Their ages were in the range of 18-40 years. Two groups were considered in this study, the first group included patients who were already suffering from bruxism (76 patients) and the second group consisted of patients who were not suffering from any bruxism (24 patients). The analysis of the blood samples for 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels of the two groups was carried out.

resultsThe recorded results showed that there is a relationship between the levels of bruxism and 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration in the blood (p < .05), enhancing that the bruxism activity has been shown the associated deficiency in 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels, which can be divided into five different categories.

conclusionsWithin the limitations of this study in spite of the number of patients (one hundred), according to the reported study, it appears that there is a significant relationship between bruxism and the level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D in the blood.

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BruxismVitamin D DeficiencyAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansMaleVitamin DYoung Adult25-hydroxyvitamin DVitamin D25-hydroxyvitamin Dbruxismconcentrationsserumseverity

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PMID35128822
PMCPMC9382056
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