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ArticleEuropean archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry2023

Prevalence of anxiety, sleep bruxism and temporomandibular disorders during COVID-19 in Qatari children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study.

H Nazzal, M Baccar, T Ziad, T Al-Musfir, B Al Emadi, M Matoug-Elwerfelli, S Narasimhan, Y Khan, S Reagu

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Article in European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

H NazzalHamad Dental Centre, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
M BaccarDepartment of Psychiatry, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
T ZiadHamad Dental Centre, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
T Al-MusfirHamad Dental Centre, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
B Al EmadiHamad Dental Centre, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
M Matoug-ElwerfelliCollege of Dental Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar. melwerfelli@qu.edu.qa.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1994-7002
S NarasimhanHamad Dental Centre, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Y KhanDepartment of Psychiatry, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
S ReaguDepartment of Psychiatry, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Hamad Medical Corporation · QABanner Health · USQatar University · QAWeill Cornell Medical College in Qatar · QA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeUnderstanding the impact of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic social restrictions on the lives of children and adolescents is of utmost importance to enable timely diagnosis and treatment. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore the prevalence of anxiety, sleep bruxism, temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and change in dietary and brushing habits and their association with COVID-19 social restrictions.

methodsParents of fit and healthy Qatari children and adolescents were recruited and interviewed by the research team, whereby validated questioners were used to assess the prevalence of children's/adolescents' anxiety, sleep bruxism and TMD. Furthermore, changes in dietary and brushing habits were also evaluated.

resultsA total of 199 parents of children and adolescents (mean age = 9.3 ± 3.2 years old) were included. Overall anxiety symptoms, sleep bruxism and TMD were evident in 29.6%, 5.7% and 23.1%, respectively. An increased consumption of food, sweets and worsening of brushing habits were evident in 51.8%, 62.8% and 31.2%, respectively.

conclusionWithin the limitations of this study, pandemic-related social restrictions could result in elevated levels of anxiety, specifically, social phobia, amongst children and adolescents, which could inevitably lead to unwanted dental consequences.

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COVID-19Sleep BruxismTemporomandibular Joint DisordersAdolescentAnxietyChildCross-Sectional StudiesHumansPrevalenceAnxietyBruxismCOVID-19Dietary habitOral healthPaediatric dentistryTemporomandibular disorders

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