Relationship between children's daily psychological stress and sleep bruxism

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24792275
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Orthodontic/Pediatric dentistry
• Research Institution: Fukushima University
• Principal Investigator: Takahara Madoka 福島大学, 共生システム理工学類, 准教授 (20454150)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 小児歯ぎしり / 睡眠・生活習慣

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We investigated the effect of daily psychological stress on sleep habits and sleep bruxism in children. Children and their parents in Fukushima city have been relatively feeling sensitive to the exposure of low-dose radiation, and which might affect on sleep problems such as sleep bruxism. Also we showed children's disturbed sleep-wake schedules and morning cortisol responses as varying with daily stress situations, which might reflect their higher sympathetic nerve activities during the day.

Free Research Field

矯正・小児系歯学