Dental students under the microscope: does stress hurt your gums?
NCT ID NCT07579416
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at 100 dental students to see if teeth grinding (bruxism), anxiety, and gum health are linked. Participants fill out anxiety questionnaires and get a gum exam. No treatment is given—just observation. The goal is to understand how stress might affect oral health in busy students.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Fourth- and Fifth-Year Dental Students at Al-Hawash Private University
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Undergraduate dental students in the fourth or fifth year. * Age 18 years or older. * Willing to participate and provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Orthodontic treatment. * Systemic disease affecting periodontal status. * Medications that may affect bruxism or anxiety. * Major psychiatric disorders. * Pregnancy, if relevant to periodontal assessment. * Incomplete questionnaire or incomplete clinical data.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Al-Hawash Private University, Faculty of Dentistry
RECRUITINGHoms, 00000, Syria
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