Abstract
Grinding or clenching teeth during sleep or unconsciously called bruxism. Bruxism is a bad habit that is occured in
almost people, from children to adults. Bruxism closely related to changes in tooth morphology due to erosion of tooth
surfaces
, especially on the occlusal area. This study aimed to determine the morphological changes of permanent teeth
due to bruxism. By using the method of observational analytic and cross-sectional design, the sample set in adults who
experience bruxismas many as 69 samples; 23 samples do bruxismand 46 samples do not do bruxism. The results showed
that the morphological changes on occlusal and incisal surfaces of the teeth in 78.3% of samples undergo bruxism, and
samples do not undergo morphological changes as much as 21.7%. 6.5% of samples who did bruxism had dental
morphology changes, and the prevalence is higher in men than women. With the chi-square test, it is known that there
is significant effect (p<0.05) of bruxism on morphological changes of permanent teeth. It was concluded that bruxism
affect the morphological changes of permanent teeth.
Recommended Citation
Asmawati, Asmawati; Thalib, Bahruddin; and Tamril, Rudin
(2014)
"Perubahan morfologi gigi permanen akibat bruksisma (Morphological changes of permanent teeth due to bruxism),"
Dentofasial: Vol. 13:
Iss.
2, Article 3.
DOI: 10.15562/jdmfs.v13i2.400
Available at:
https://scholarhub.unhas.ac.id/dentofasial/vol13/iss2/3
Pages
117-121
Rights
©2016Asmawati Asmawati, Bahruddin Thalib, Rudin Tamril
DOI
10.15562/jdmfs.v13i2.400