en بیماری های دهان Oral & Maxillofacial Medicine پژوهشي Research <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="line-height:200%"><span calibri=""><b><span new="" roman="" times="">Background: </span></b><span new="" roman="" times="">Bruxism is an involuntary neuromuscular activity, which may occur during wakefulness or sleep. It is considered as a clinical manifestation of anxiety disorders. This study aimed to assess the association of bruxism with psychological distress in dental, medical, and pharmaceutical students at Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences. &nbsp;</span></span></span><br> <span style="line-height:200%"><span calibri=""><b><span new="" roman="" times="">Materials and Methods: </span></b><span new="" roman="" times="">This descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study was conducted on 359 dental, medical, and pharmacy students. Data were collected using a demographic information checklist, patients&rsquo; report regarding the presence of bruxism and its associated symptoms, and also the Persian version of the Anxiety Control Questionnaire and Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21). Data were analyzed by the Chi-square test. (&alpha;=0.05)</span></span></span><br> <span style="line-height:200%"><span calibri=""><b><span new="" roman="" times="">Results: </span></b><span new="" roman="" times="">The academic level (term), grade point average (GPA), DASS-21 score, anxiety, depression, and stress had a significant association with bruxism (P<0.001). Only age had no significant association with bruxism (P=0.691). </span></span></span><br> <span style="line-height:200%"><span calibri=""><b><span new="" roman="" times="">Conclusion: </span></b><span new="" roman="" times="">Bruxism had a significant association with the anxiety level of the students. The majority of the students had a normal anxiety level, and pharmacy students had the highest frequency of bruxism.&nbsp; </span></span></span></span></span><br> &nbsp;</div> 34 41 http://cofs.khuisf.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-54&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Sahar Mafi 1003194753284600833 1003194753284600833 No Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Hodays Yeganehfard 1003194753284600834 1003194753284600834 Yes Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Hiwa Khaledi 1003194753284600835 1003194753284600835 No Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Alireza Taslimi 1003194753284600836 1003194753284600836 No Periodontist, Tehran, Iran