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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Prevalence and side preference for tooth grinding in twins |
Author: | Christo, K. Townsend, G. Kaidonis, J. |
Citation: | Australian Dental Journal, 2006; 51(3):219-224 |
Publisher: | Australian Dental Assn Inc |
Issue Date: | 2006 |
ISSN: | 0045-0421 1834-7819 |
Statement of Responsibility: | K V Dooland, G C Townsend, J A Kaidonis |
Abstract: | Background: Estimates of the prevalence of tooth grinding in children range considerably, reflecting different methods of recording. The main aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of tooth grinding in monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic (DZ) twin pairs by assessing wear faceting on the primary canines, and to compare the faceting on the right and left to determine whether children have a side preference for grinding. Methods: The sample consisted of 116 MZ twin pairs and 124 dizygous DZ twin pairs, all participants in an ongoing study of dento-facial development at the dental schools in Adelaide and Melbourne. Evidence of wear faceting on primary maxillary and mandibular canine tips was recorded from dental casts, and the side with the larger wear facet recorded. Types of occlusal relationship, handedness, zygosity and gender were also recorded, and associations between variables analysed statistically. Results: Canine tip wear facets were found in 100 per cent of the sample, and grinding was lateralized in 59 per cent of children. MZ twin pairs showed a higher discordance for grinding side preference than DZ twin pairs (33.8 per cent compared with 16.8 per cent), providing evidence of a mirror-imaging effect for grinding side preference. There was no strong evidence that individuals had the same preference for grinding side and handedness, although right-handers (RH) showed a preference for a grinding side more often than non-righthanders (NRH) (63.6 per cent compared with 51.2 per cent), consistent with previous findings that RHs display more cerebral lateralization than NRHs. Conclusions: Tooth grinding appears to be a universal phenomenon in children and is commonly expressed more on one side than the other. The significantly higher discordance for grinding side preference in MZ twin pairs compared with DZ twin pairs may reflect a mirror-imaging effect in the former. However, at present we have no evidence to suggest that handedness and preferred tooth grinding side are associated. |
Keywords: | twins bruxism side preference handedness primary teeth |
Description: | The document attached has been archived with permission from the Australian Dental Association. An external link to the publisher’s copy is included. |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2006.tb00432.x |
Published version: | http://www.ada.org.au/App_CmsLib/Media/Lib/0610/M27800_v1_632972103041222500.pdf |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 2 Dentistry publications |
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