Self-report of awake bruxism and related factors amongst physical education university students

Bruxism is an activity of the masticatory muscles with high prevalence in the general population. It has also been described as a frequent phenomenon in university students of some disciplines. Based on this idea, the present work analyzes the self-perception and some factors associated with the awake bruxism in university students of physical education (ISEF-UdelaR). This is an observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study in of a sample of 178 university students. Data were collected through a self-report questionnaire. The 67.9% of the participants were daytime bruxism and 33% reported it (21% women and 13% men). Yet likewise, six out of ten volunteers who reported bruxism also reported anxiety, and three out of ten volunteers with bruxism reported stress. In conclusion, "probable" awake bruxism is highly prevalent in physical education students and the factor most associated with daytime bruxism is anxiety.