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<strong>Zięba Estera, Byś Aleksandra</strong><strong>. </strong><strong>Prevalence and risk factors for bruxism among climbers</strong><strong>. </strong><strong>Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2019;9(9):400-405. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI</strong><strong> http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3408276</strong> <strong>http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/7419</strong> <strong>The journal has had 5 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. § 8. 2) and § 12. 1. 2) 22.02.2019.</strong> <strong>© The Authors 2019;</strong> <strong>This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland</strong> <strong>Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed u</strong><strong>nder the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license Share alike.</strong> <strong>(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited.</strong> <strong>The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper.</strong> <strong>Received: 25.08.2019. Revised: 30.08.2019. Accepted: 14.09.2019.</strong> <strong>Prevalence and risk factors for bruxism among climbers</strong> <strong>Estera Zięba¹, Aleksandra Byś¹</strong> ¹Chair and Department of Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy, and Balneotherapy, Medical University of Lublin Corresponding author: Estera Zięba; Address: Magnoliowa 2, 20-143 Lublin, Poland; +48 814486780; [email protected] <strong>Acknowledgments</strong> The result of the present study does not constitute an endorsement of the product by the authors or the journal. <strong>Conflict of interest</strong> The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. <strong>Abstract</strong> <strong>Background: </strong>Bruxism is defined as the parafunction of masticatory system, which consists in clamping or gnashing teeth, often combined with the feeling of stiffness of the jaw. Risk factors for bruxism include psychosocial factors e.g. stress and anxiety. Climbing, as a extreme sports, may be associated with an increased level of mental tension due to the relatively high stress load. ­ <strong>Aim: </strong>This study aims to determine the prevalence and risk factors for bruxism among climbers. <strong>Material and methods: </strong>104 people came for the study. Finally 88 people were qualified for the statistical analysis, including 41 women and 47 men with an average age of 28 years (± 7 years). The study consisted of an author's questionnaire containing questions about bruxism and its risk factors. The questions used to assess bruxism were constructed in accordance with the guidelines of Pintado et al., Lavigne et al. and Thorpy. <strong>Results:</strong> 51.1% of the respondents suffered from awakening bruxism (51.2% women, 51.1% men), while 22.7% suffered from sleep bruxism (34.1% women, 12.8% men). 73.3% of the respondents with awakening bruksizm and 80% of the respondents with sleep bruxism had higher education. <strong>Conclusions:</strong> The prevalence of sleep bruxism among climbers is 22.7%, while awake bruxism is 51.1%. The higher prevalence of bruxism in climbers relative to the general population can be explained by the specificity of the mobility abilities necessary for climbing training and the climber's mental burden. Both sleep and awake bruxism seems to be associated with higher education. Sleep bruxism is more common in climbing women than in climbing men. We recommend further research into the prevalence and risk factors for bruxism among climbers and other athletes. <strong>Key words: </strong>climbing, bruxism, sport medicine