A PANDEMIA DE COVID-19 E O BRUXISMO INFANTIL: Revisão de Literatura

Abstract

The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic quickly spread around the world, changing the routine of individuals and challenging the ways in which health and dental services are provided. Reports of bruxism in children were observed during this period, which may be influenced by the numerous psychological and social factors related to the pandemic. Objective: perform a literature review of the COVID-19 pandemic and child bruxism in Brazil. Methodology: search for studies in the databases: PubMED, SciELO, Science Direct, LILACS, Web of Science and Google Scholar, according to the descriptors: Bruxism, Children, and COVID. Results: Initially, 458 studies were found and after applying the eligibility criteria, titles and abstracts read, and full text read, a total of 4 studies were included. Studies have found that the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have generated too much emotional stress in children due to major routine changes and in response to this psychological stress, an increase in reports of child bruxism has been noted in Dentistry. Conclusion: prospective studies are suggested to better clarify the relationship between COVID-19 and child bruxism and to expand information services and multidisciplinary care for children and their families, thus allowing contributions to scientific evidence and promotion of quality of life.