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Informative Article | Medicine and Dentistry | Volume 6 Issue 4, April 2017 | Pages: 1350 - 1355 | Iraq
The Effect of Sleep Duration on Salivary Growth Hormone and Dental Occlusion in Relation to Height Status among Kindergarten Children
Abstract: Background Sleep means relaxation and rest, it is an essential biological process that is required on a daily basis for all humans regardless of sex, age or ethnic origin, sleep deprivation is becoming most common in today's society compared to a few decades ago, short sleep duration adversely impacts human health. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of sleep duration on preschool children growth and their dental occlusion. Material and Methods The sample composed of 150 children of 5 years old who were selected from different kindergartens in Baghdad. The children were divided into two groups according to sleep duration per day. For salivary Human Growth Hormone (HGH) identification, the unstimulated salivary sample was collected from 80 children under standardized condition then analyzed for assessment of HGH level. The occlusal assessment was carried out with the teeth in centric occlusion then height for age Z-score was calculated. Results The results reported that the mean value of salivary HGH was lower among children with 7-9 sleeping hr. /day than children with 10-12 sleeping hr. /day with statistically highly significant difference (P
Keywords: Sleep, Growth Hormone, Height, Occlusion
How to Cite?: Meena O. Abdul Wadood, "The Effect of Sleep Duration on Salivary Growth Hormone and Dental Occlusion in Relation to Height Status among Kindergarten Children", Volume 6 Issue 4, April 2017, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1350-1355, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=ART20172530, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/ART20172530