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Stress experience and effect on self-perceived oral health status among high school students

Kristina Arman^*, Adelė Petruninaitė^*, Rūta Grigalauskienė^*, Eglė Slabšinskienė^*

Summary

Objectives. Stress is a common phenomenon in our society. Several studies indicate that stress has an adverse effect on oral condition. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between stress and self-perceived oral health status among high school students population.

Material and methods. A cross-sectional design was applied to the study, and a simple random sampling method was used to draw a representative sample of 200 15 to 19-year-old students from Šiauliai Didždvaris gymnasium. This study was based on annonymous self-reported questionaries about self-perceived oral and systemic conditions. The interdependence of characteristics was evaluated by chi-square (χ2) and ANOVA criteria.

Results. 171 participants (85.5%) expierenced stress. 22.5% of the interviewees answered that they have symptoms of the gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), 22.5% – bruxism signs, 71.5% – dental decay, 59.5% – gum problems. Increased stress level was related with more frequent bruxism signs. The difference between groups was statistically significant (χ²=13.444; p=0.009).

Conclusions. The prevalence of stress among high school students is high. This study demonstrates that increased stress level might be a risk indicator and have negative outcome to oral health.

Key words: stress, bruxism, dental decay, periodontal diseases, gastroesophageal reflux disease.

Received: 05 06 2015

Accepted for publishing: 26 09 2016

^*Department of Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania

Address correspondence to Kristina Arman, Department of Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, J. Lukšos-Daumanto 6, 50106 Kaunas, Lithuania.

E-mail address: armankristinaa@gmail.com



	Baltic Dental and Maxillofacial Journal

September, 2016, Vol. 18, No. 3 CONTENTS SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES Stress experience and effect on self-perceived oral health status among high school students Kristina Arman, Adelė Petruninaitė, Rūta Grigalauskienė, Eglė Slabšinskienė 75-79 The golden proportion in facial soft-tissues of Vietnamese females Minh Son Nguyen, Mare Saag, Van Nho Le, Thuy Trang Nguyen, Bui Bao Tien Nguyen, Triin Jagomägi 80-85 Evaluation of bone mineral density in postmenopausal women with alterations of the mandible cortical bone Estera Miliuniene, Vidmantas Alekna, Vytaute Peciuliene, Marija Tamulaitiene 86-91 The appearance of root canal surfaces in teeth previously treated using resorcinol-formaldehyde resin: a preliminary SEM investigation Egle Nedzinskiene, Saulius Drukteinis, Vytaute Peciuliene, Rasmute Maneliene 92-97 Immunohistochemical analysis of nestin, CD34 and TGFβ3 in facial tissue of children with complete unilateral and bilateral cleft lip and palate Liene Smane-Filipova, Mara Pilmane, Ilze Akota 98-104 © 2016 Stomatologija		Stomatologija 2016; 18 (3): 75-9 1137 KB Stress experience and effect on self-perceived oral health status among high school students Kristina Arman^, Adelė Petruninaitė^, Rūta Grigalauskienė^, Eglė Slabšinskienė^ Summary Objectives. Stress is a common phenomenon in our society. Several studies indicate that stress has an adverse effect on oral condition. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between stress and self-perceived oral health status among high school students population. Material and methods. A cross-sectional design was applied to the study, and a simple random sampling method was used to draw a representative sample of 200 15 to 19-year-old students from Šiauliai Didždvaris gymnasium. This study was based on annonymous self-reported questionaries about self-perceived oral and systemic conditions. The interdependence of characteristics was evaluated by chi-square (χ2) and ANOVA criteria. Results. 171 participants (85.5%) expierenced stress. 22.5% of the interviewees answered that they have symptoms of the gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), 22.5% – bruxism signs, 71.5% – dental decay, 59.5% – gum problems. Increased stress level was related with more frequent bruxism signs. The difference between groups was statistically significant (χ²=13.444; p=0.009). Conclusions. The prevalence of stress among high school students is high. This study demonstrates that increased stress level might be a risk indicator and have negative outcome to oral health. Key words: stress, bruxism, dental decay, periodontal diseases, gastroesophageal reflux disease. Received: 05 06 2015 Accepted for publishing: 26 09 2016 ^*Department of Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania Address correspondence to Kristina Arman, Department of Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, J. Lukšos-Daumanto 6, 50106 Kaunas, Lithuania. E-mail address: armankristinaa@gmail.com