Relationship Between Anxiety Level and Bruxism Habits in Andalas University Students

Abstract

Anxiety is a major risk factor for various physical and mental health problems. Students are more susceptible to anxiety than the general population. This often occurs simultaneously and can help each other, causing various complaints and affecting the body's physiology, one of which can cause bruxism habits. This study aims to determine the relationship between anxiety levels and bruxism habits in Andalas University students. The type of research used is observational analytic with a cross-sectional study approach. The statistical analysis used is the Chi-square test. The research sample was selected 94 people with a proportional stratified random sampling technique. Measurement of depression, anxiety, and stress levels was carried out using the Anxiety questionnaire, while bruxism assessment used a modified questionnaire by Daniel E. Paesani (Bruxism, Theory, and Practice) and Winocur E (Self-reported bruxism association with stress perception, motivation to control, dental anxiety and choking). This study shows that the prevalence of anxiety with varying degrees of severity among respondents is anxiety (68.1%). A total of 53 people (56.4%) of respondents have bruxism habits. The results of the Chi-square statistical test obtained a p value <0.05, which means that there is a relationship between the level of anxiety and the habit of bruxism in students of the Andalas University. There is a relationship between the level of anxiety and the habit of bruxism in students of the Faculty of Dentistry, Andalas University.