Skip to main content
. 2023 Jul 17;34(3):9–24. doi: 10.1590/0103-6440202305202

Table 5. Prevalence of Probable Sleep Bruxism in adolescents based on different diagnose criteria.

Variables Frequency (%)
Possible Sleep Bruxism
Positive 125 (31.0)
Negative 278 (69.0)
Probable Sleep Bruxism based on positive possible sleep bruxism + presence of clinical signs and symptoms (frequent headaches or pain upon palpation on masseter or pain upon palpation on temporal or tooth wear on enamel or tooth wear on dentin or indentation marks on the tongue or line alba)
Positive 125 (31.0)
Negative 278 (69.0)
Probable Sleep Bruxism based on positive possible sleep bruxism + presence of clinical signs and symptoms of bruxism (frequent headaches or masseter pain upon palpation or temporal pain upon palpation or tooth wear on dentin or indentation marks on the tongue or line alba)
Positive 109 (27.0)
Negative 294 (73.0)
Probable Sleep Bruxism based on positive possible sleep bruxism + pain upon palpation on masseter or temporal muscles
Positive 54 (13.4)
Negative 349 (86.6)
Probable Sleep Bruxism based on positive possible sleep bruxism + frequent headaches
Positive 71 (17.6)
Negative 332 (82.4)
Probable Sleep Bruxism based on positive possible sleep bruxism + tooth wear on enamel or dentin
Positive 124 (30.8)
Negative 279 (69.2)
Probable Sleep Bruxism based on positive possible sleep bruxism + tooth wear on dentin
Positive 0 (0.0)
Negative 403 (100)
Probable Sleep Bruxism based on positive possible sleep bruxism + indentation marks on the tongue or linea alba
Positive 59 (14.6)
Negative 344 (85.4)
Probable Bruxism based on clinical signs and symptoms of bruxism (frequent headaches or pain upon palpation on masseter or pain upon palpation on temporal or tooth wear on enamel or tooth wear on dentin or indentation marks on the tongue or line alba), despite a positive self-report
Positive 402 (99.8)
Negative 01 (00.2)
Probable Bruxism based on clinical signs and symptoms of bruxism (frequent headaches or pain upon palpation on masseter or pain upon palpation on temporal or tooth wear on dentin or indentation marks on the tongue or line alba), despite a positive self-report
Positive 293 (72.7)
Negative 110 (27.3)
Probable Bruxism based on pain upon palpation on masseter or temporal muscles, despite a positive self-report
Positive 84 (20.8)
Negative 319 (79.2)
Probable Bruxism based on frequent headaches, despite a positive self-report
Positive 156 (38.7)
Negative 247 (61.3)
Probable Bruxism based on tooth wear on enamel or dentin, despite a positive self-report
Positive 399 (99.0)
Negative 04 (01.0)
Probable Bruxism based on tooth wear on dentin, despite a positive self-report
Positive 02 (00.5)
Negative 401 (99.5)
Probable Bruxism based on indentation marks on the tongue or linea alba, despite a positive self-report
Positive 192 (47.6)
Negative 211 (52.4)