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Year 2026 · Volume 6 · Issue 4
Review Article
Role of Parafunctional Habits in the Progression of Periodontitis – A Narrative Review
Ardra Rajkumar1
Brindha. S2
Dr Deepshika Saravanan3
Dr Vijay V.K4
Dr Maria Subash Aaron Muthuraj5
1 2 Intern, RVS Dental College and Hospital, Sulur, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. 3 Professor & HOD, Department of Periodontics, RVS Dental College and Hospital, Sulur, Coimbator-, Tamil Nadu, India. 4 Director cum Principal& Professor, Department of Periodontics RVS Dental College and Hospital, Sulur, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. 5 Reader, Department of Periodontics RVS Dental College and Hospital, Sulur, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. *Corresponding Author
Published Online: July-August 2026
Pages: 404-409
Cite this article
↗ https://www.doi.org/10.59256/ijrtmr.20260604044
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11. Schneider PE, Peterson J. Tongue thrust: Its impact on malocclusion and speech. Dent Clin North Am. 1982;26(3):511-530.
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BDJ Open. 2018;4:17039.
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16. Teng EJ, Woods DW, Twohig MP, Marcks BA. Body-focused repetitive behavior problems: prevalence in a non-referred population and
differences in perceived somatic activity. Behav Modif. 2008;2:13. doi:10.1186/1753-2000-2-13.
systematic review and meta-regression. J Dent Res. 2014;93(11):1045-1053.
2. Fenessy KE. Periodontal disease: An overview for physicians. MT Sinai J Med. 1998; 65:362-9.
3. Tandon S. Textbook of Pedodontics. 3rd ed. New Delhi: Paras Medical Publisher; 2018. p. 485–490.
4. Murshid Z, Phil M, Abdulaziz AM, Amin HE, Al Nowaiser AM. Assessment of parafunctional oral habits among a sample of Saudi dental
patients. Med Sci. 2007;14:35-47.
5. Natto S, Baljoon M, Bergström J. Tobacco smoking and periodontal health in a Saudi Arabian population. J Periodontol.
2005;76(11):1919–1926.6. Shaikh H, Shankar S, Vinay S. Assessment of periodontal status and treatment needs among beedi factory employees in Harapanahalli
town, Davangere district, Karnataka. J Indian Acad Dent Spec. 2011;2:13-17.
7. Mokdad AH, Jaber S, Abdel Aziz MI, AlBuhairan F, AlGhaithi A, AlHamad NM, et al. The state of health in the Arab world, 1990–2010:
an analysis of the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors. Lancet. 2014;383(9914):309-320.
8. Lobbezoo F, Ahlberg J, Glaros AG, Kato T, Koyano K, Lavigne GJ, et al. Bruxism defined and graded: an international consensus. J Oral
Rehabil. 2013;40(1):2-4
9. Wank GS, Kroll YJ. Occlusal trauma: an evaluation of its relationship to periodontal prostheses. Dent Clin North Am. 1981;25:511-532
10. Miremadi SA, Khoshkhounejad AA, Mahdavi E. The prevalence of tongue thrusting in patients with periodontal disease. Front Dent.
2005;2(2):50-53.
11. Schneider PE, Peterson J. Tongue thrust: Its impact on malocclusion and speech. Dent Clin North Am. 1982;26(3):511-530.
12. Finn SB. Clinical pedodontics: oral habits in children. 4th ed. Philadelphia: WB Saunders Co.; 2003. p. 370-385.
13. Kaur M, Sharma RK, Tewari S, Narula SC. Influence of mouth breathing on outcome of scaling and root planing in chronic periodontitis.
BDJ Open. 2018;4:17039.
14. Simlai J, Bhuvan Jyoti B. Prevalence of oral parafunctional habits in individuals with anxiety and stress disorders. Int J Med Pharm Res.
2026;7(1):1014-1018.
15. Asnani KH. Essentials of Pediatric Dentistry. 1st ed. New Delhi: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers; 2010. p. 119-137.
16. Teng EJ, Woods DW, Twohig MP, Marcks BA. Body-focused repetitive behavior problems: prevalence in a non-referred population and
differences in perceived somatic activity. Behav Modif. 2008;2:13. doi:10.1186/1753-2000-2-13.
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