Prevalence of bruxism and oral lesions in psychiatric patients – A survey.

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dc.contributor.authorKaur, H
dc.contributor.authorSwati
dc.contributor.authorPuri, N
dc.contributor.authorVashist, A
dc.contributor.authorSingh, HP
dc.contributor.authorGupta, I
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-12T09:29:55Z
dc.date.available2016-11-12T09:29:55Z
dc.date.issued2012-07
dc.description.abstractAs oral cavity is an integral part of general health, persistent and unrelenting stress often becomes a danger affecting the oral health and overall health causing various psychosomatic disorders. Present study aimed to determine the prevalence of oral mucosal lesions and bruxism in psychiatric patients dependent on psychotropic drugs. Dental examination was done and questionnaire administered to 150 psychiatric patients and 150 control participants. In dental examination recurrent apthous stomatitis, burning mouth syndrome, oral lichen planus, bruxism, temporomandibular disorders were evaluated. Results showed that psychiatric patients had higher prevalence of bruxism, oral mucosal lesions in general, than the control group.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKaur H, Swati, Puri N, Vashist A, Singh HP, Gupta I. Prevalence of bruxism and oral lesions in psychiatric patients – A survey. International Journal of Medical and Dental Sciences. 2012 Jul; 1(2): 28-31.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/178419
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://ijmds.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ijmds.org_28-31-Sh-C-Prevalence-of-bruxism.pdfen_US
dc.subjectApthous stomatitisen_US
dc.subjectburning mouth syndromeen_US
dc.subjectoral lichen planusen_US
dc.subjectbruxismen_US
dc.titlePrevalence of bruxism and oral lesions in psychiatric patients – A survey.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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