Understanding the relation between anxiety during dental treatment, habit of clenching of teeth and type of personality

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Excessive attrition of teeth,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2021/08/035367
• Lead Sponsor: Faculty of Dentistry Melaka Manipal Medical College

Brief Summary

Dental anxiety remains a barrier to dental care making self-awareness important for a considerable proportion of the population. Similarly Bruxism or clenching of teeth has also been reported to be due to stress but the pathophysiology has not been clearly understood. Hence understanding the prevalence of bruxism and its association with dental anxiety and personality is important to understand its aetiology.The aim of this study was to investigate the association between personality and dental anxiety with self-reported bruxism-related symptoms among students.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 2021-02-08
• Study Start: 2021-08-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

Students who are willing to take part in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

Students not willing to participate will be excluded from the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Individual’s personality: from Big Five Inventory questionnaire	Baseline
Dental Anxiety: Presence /Absence from Modified Dental Anxiety Scale questionnaire	Baseline
Bruxism: Presence/Absence from questionnaire	Baseline

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Correlation between type of personality with Bruxism and dental anxiety	Baseline

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Melaka Manipal Medical College; 🇮🇳 Udupi, KARNATAKA, India

Melaka Manipal Medical College

🇮🇳Udupi, KARNATAKA, India

Dr Smitha Shetty

Principal investigator

08202922849

drsmithashetty@yahoo.co.in