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ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2025

Possible Sleep Bruxism in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Association with Parental Stress and Sleep Disorders.

José Gabriel Victor Costa-Silva, Saul Martins Paiva, Fabiana Vargas-Ferreira, Júnia Maria Cheib Serra-Negra, Raquel Gonçalves Vieira-Andrade

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Article in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2025. 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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3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Prevalence of OSA Risk and Bruxism in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2026
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  2. Prevalence of Bruxism and Its Association With Sleep Disturbances, Anxiety, and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder.Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry
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  3. Bruxism in Autistic and Neurotypical Children: Associations With Medication Use and Sleep.Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry
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José Gabriel Victor Costa-SilvaDepartament of Oral Health for Children and Adolescents, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Professor Moacir Gomes de Freitas Street, 688, room 3318, Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 31270-901, Brazil. josegabrielvictor@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6908-2102
Saul Martins PaivaDepartament of Oral Health for Children and Adolescents, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Professor Moacir Gomes de Freitas Street, 688, room 3318, Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 31270-901, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3968-1638
Fabiana Vargas-FerreiraDepartament of Social and Preventive Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3567-4737
Júnia Maria Cheib Serra-NegraDepartament of Oral Health for Children and Adolescents, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Professor Moacir Gomes de Freitas Street, 688, room 3318, Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 31270-901, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6098-3027
Raquel Gonçalves Vieira-AndradeDepartament of Oral Health for Children and Adolescents, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Professor Moacir Gomes de Freitas Street, 688, room 3318, Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 31270-901, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0284-7216

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Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior 88887.907730/2023- 00
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo investigate associations between possible sleep bruxism (PSB) and sleep disorders in children/adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as well as parental perceived stress.

methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted involving children/adolescents with ASD five to 19 years of age and their parents at a public institution that supports disabled people in the city of João Pessoa in Northeast Brazil. The parents answered a form addressing sociodemographic characteristics and medical data (schooling, income, age, sex, support level and use of medications). PSB was recorded based on the reports of the parents. Parental stress was investigated using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10). Sleep disorders in the children/adolescents were investigated using the Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children (SDSC). Data analysis involved descriptive, bivariate and Poisson regression analyses (95% CI; p < 0.05).

resultsFifty children/adolescents with ASD participated in the study. Boys accounted for 84.0% of the sample (n = 42). PSB in the children/adolescents was reported by 28.0% of the parents. The mean parental PSS-10 score was 20.3 ± 8.5 and the mean SDSC score was 48.8 ± 17.5. The adjusted Poisson model revealed associations between PSB and higher levels of perceived stress of the parents (PR = 1.05; 95% CI: 1.01-1.09), sleep breathing disorders (PR = 1.14; 95%CI: 1.05-1.24) and sleep-wake transition disorders (PR = 1.16; 95%CI: 1.00-1.36; p = 0.044).

conclusionThe occurrence of PSB in children and adolescents with ASD was associated with higher levels of parental stress, higher scores for sleep breathing disorders and sleep-wake transition disorders.

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Autism Spectrum DisorderParentsSleep BruxismSleep Wake DisordersStress, PsychologicalAdolescentBrazilChildChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleYoung AdultAutism spectrum disorderPsychologicalSleepSleep bruxismStress

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