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Understanding the relation between anxiety during dental treatment, habit of clenching of teeth and type of personality

Association of Personality traits and dental anxiety to self-reported bruxism among students

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/08/035367
Enrollment
200
Registered
2021-08-03
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: K030- Excessive attrition of teeth

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Faculty of Dentistry Melaka Manipal Medical College
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Students who are willing to take part in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Students not willing to participate will be excluded from the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Individualâ??s personality: from Big Five Inventory questionnaire Dental Anxiety: Presence /Absence from Modified Dental Anxiety Scale questionnaire Bruxism: Presence/Absence from questionnaire Timepoint: Baseline

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Correlation between type of personality with Bruxism and dental anxietyTimepoint: Baseline

Countries

India, Malaysia

Contacts

Public ContactDr Smitha Shetty

Melaka Manipal Medical College

drsmithashetty@yahoo.co.in08202922849

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026