Anxiety and depression accompanying bruxism
Turk Noroloji Dergisi, vol.31, no.2, pp.128-132, 2025 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 31 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2025
- Doi Number: 10.55697/tnd.2025.227
- Journal Name: Turk Noroloji Dergisi
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.128-132
- Keywords: Anxiety, depression, sleep bruxism
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Objectives: This study aimed to investigate whether bruxism was accompanied by anxiety and depression. Patients and methods: A total of 41 bruxers (26 females, 15 males; mean age: 44.5±14.2 years; range, 20 to 72 years), diagnosed from dental and clinical history, and 37 healthy individuals (17 females, 20 males; mean age: 41.5±12.4 years; range, 16 to 73 years) were included in the study between May 2017 and May 2019. They were asked to answer the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and Beck Depression Inventory. Results: While there was no difference between the bruxer and control group for the scores from the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, depression scale scores were significantly higher in bruxers (p=0.033/p<0.05). When the anxiety-depression relationship was examined in the bruxer and control groups, a positive significant correlation was found with trait anxiety scores in the control group (p=0.001, r=0.541). In the bruxer group, a significant and moderate correlation was found between depression and trait anxiety (r=526, p=0.001). Conclusion: We believe that our study about the role of psychogenic factors in the pathogenesis of bruxism, a condition with an unclear etiology, makes a meaningful contribution to the literature.