Prevalence of Bruxism during sleep of 3-7 years old of siblings suffering developmental, externalizing and internalizing disorders

Pages: 138-142
Nargess Zamani (Department of Clinical Psychology, Center for Injury Prevention Psychosocial, Medical University of Ilam, Ilam, Iran)
Mojtaba Habibi (Department of Family Therapy, Family Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran)
Roghieh Nooripour (Department of Psychology, Al-Zahra University, Tehran, Iran)
Ali Derakhtkar (Department of Psychology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran)

Bruxism is one of the most prevalent illnesses of sleeping which the teeth or the jaw of the attacked people will lock and cause to other problems. Hence, this research is done in order to measure the outbreak of bruxism in sleeping of three to seven-year-old Sisters and brothers suffering developmental and externalizing and internalizing disorders. In one sectional survey, 261 children suffering developmental and externalizing and internalizing disorders were selected by accessible sampling who were referring to Pastor hostelry clinic, Imam Khomeini clinic, private clinics of child neurologists, autism welfare centers, physical-motor disabled welfare centers. The diagnosis of bruxism was based on the criteria of American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) from the reports of parents. For gathering data, Persian version of the children’s sleep habits questionnaire (CSHQ), preschool behavior questionnaire were used these questionnaires were filled by parents and analyzed using the chi-square test. Of 261 children who were under study, 18% of them are suffering developmental disorders, 6.89% suffering internalizing disorders, 6.14% suffering externalizing disorders, and from those suffering externalizing disorders,