PARAFUNCTIONAL HABITS AMONG UNDERGRADUATE CLINICAL STUDENTS AND HOUSE OFFICERS AT KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY

Authors

  • Brekhna Murad Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar
  • Nida Gul Sepah
  • Basheer-Rehman Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar
  • Tariq Ahmad

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v6i02.219

Abstract

Objective: The objective of this study was to find out the prevalence of parafunctional habits in undergraduate clinical students and House officers.

Material and Methods: The present study was conducted at Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar, Pakistan. A total of 200 undergraduate clinical students and house officers between the ages of 20-25 years were included. The structured questionnaire was a comprehensive instrument including items determining the presence of parafuntional habits. The questionnaire included level of study, age, gender, socioeconomic status and various parafuntional habits like bruxism, clenching, nail biting, lip/object biting or thumb sucking. It also included additional questions like duration of habits if any, consultations taken for these habits and qualifications of the consultants. The data obtained was analyzed via SPSS-19 version.

Results: Out of total subjects, 165 responded to the questionnaire. Female (72%) predominated male (28%). Majority of the respondents were from a higher level of studies. Socioeconomic indicators showed a good status in majority (148,88.5%) of the participants. One hundred and seven (64.84%) were having a history of parafunctional habits in isolation or combination. Most of the respondents (30.84%) were having lip/object biting, followed by nail biting (16.82%).

Conclusions: Females in high educational levels, suffer from parafunctional habits especially objects / nail biting. Introducing educational programs in curricula may raise awareness of these oral parafunctions’ harmful effects.

 

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Published

2016-06-30

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Brekhna Murad, Nida Gul Sepah, Basheer-Rehman, & Tariq Ahmad. (2016). PARAFUNCTIONAL HABITS AMONG UNDERGRADUATE CLINICAL STUDENTS AND HOUSE OFFICERS AT KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY. JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 6(02), 20–24. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v6i02.219

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Vol. 6 No. 02 (2016): JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY

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