Tobacco use and reported bruxism in young adults: A nationwide Finnish Twin Cohort Study

Abstract

Given the observed associations with both heavy smoking and smokeless tobacco and a dose-response relationship, the present results support our hypothesis of a link between nicotine intake and bruxism.

Bruxism Is Associated With Nicotine Dependence: A Nationwide Finnish Twin Cohort Study

“…The frequencies of tobacco use, the amount smoked, and perceived bruxism were overall associated as has been reported earlier (Rintakoski et al, 2010). Independent of genetic background, smoking, and bruxism were associated with identical twin pairs.…”

“…Since the associations were found with both forms of tobacco and a dose-response relationship was found, the results supported the hypothesis of a link between nicotine intake and bruxism (Rintakoski et al, 2010).…”

Incidence of Stress Associated Bruxism among Females at BUITEMS

“…Numerous reasons were highlighted causing increased level of stress among the studied females such as work load; academics, social factors etc. were associated with bruxism [8]. The study of bruxism was commonly based on the presence of common signs and symptoms such as tooth wear which was found in 71% of the females.…”

Association between exposure to secondhand smoke and sleep bruxism in children: a randomised control study

“…Only Rintakoski and colleagues classified smokers as heavy smokers (at least 10 cigarettes daily), light smokers (<10 cigarettes daily), former smokers and never-smokers. They investigated the possible effect of cumulative tobacco use on bruxism in a sample of young adults and found that both weekly and rarely reported bruxism was significantly associated with smoking, and heavy smokers were more than twice as likely to be weekly bruxers compared with never-smokers 16. A follow-up study of 30–50-year-old employees of the Finnish Broadcasting Company highlighted that bruxism was significantly more prevalent among smokers, regardless of age, marital status and gender 17.…”

“…Children were classified according to the amount of exposure to SHS into ‘heavily exposed’, if their family member/s smoked >10 cigarettes a day in their presence; ‘moderately exposed’, if their family member/s smoked between 6 and 10 cigarettes a day in their presence; ‘lightly exposed’, if their family member/s smoked between 1 and 5 cigarettes a day in their presence, and ‘occasionally exposed’, if their family member/s smoked in their presence not on daily basis 16 21. We considered the total amount of cigarettes smoked in the presence of the child regardless whether smoked by one single parent or by several family members.…”