Bruxism Awareness in Dental Students

This study included systemically healthy individuals aged 18 to 27. Intraoral and extraoral examinations were performed on 128 students with (64) and without bruxism (64), 4th and 5th-grade dental students at Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University who met the inclusion criteria. The diagnosis of bruxism was based on the 2018 International Consensus and data collected through a validated 33-item questionnaire covering general information and bruxism awareness. The questionnaire included questions on bruxism's types, risk factors, symptoms, and impact on periodontal tissues, with multiple-choice responses. Statistical analyses were performed using IBM SPSS Statistics, and p\<0.05 was accepted as statistical significance