Possible sleep and awake bruxism, chronotype profile and TMD symptoms among Turkish dental students.

It was hypothesized that an individual's chronotype profile has an effect on the performance of work or study tasks. Dental students have to cope with both academic and clinical workloads, and the latter requires extra concentration. The first aim was to evaluate the association of sleep bruxism (SB) and awake bruxism (AB) with sleep related items, temporomandibular disorder (TMD) complaints, and chronotype profile; the second aim was to evaluate the association between complaints of TMD and chronotype profile among dental students.

Associations between self-reported bruxism, sleep quality, and psychological status among dental students in Turkey.

Objectives: To assess sleep quality among dental students and to identify psychological factors associated with self-reported sleep bruxism (SB).

Methods: A total of 212 dentistry students from the Usak University Faculty of Dentistry participated in this study. A self-report questionnaire was administered to identify possible SB.