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@article{194093,
        author = {Ramila E. and Pravitha and Sandhiya and Priya dharshini S},
        title = {Phone Addiction Among Dental Students - a cross sectional study},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {10},
        pages = {2675-2682},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=194093},
        abstract = {OBJECTIVE: No one in this generation could survive without a cell phone. It is now essential to human survival. Some people use it wisely, while others use it excessively to the point where they develop an addiction that alters their behaviour and negatively impacts their health. An internet addiction situation or misuse problem is frequently the cause of phone addiction, also known as "nomophobia" (the fear of not having a cell phone). Teenagers all throughout the world are heavily dependent on their phones. Therefore, the current study was conducted with the primary goal of assessing smartphone addiction among undergraduate dental students.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:  330 undergraduate dental students at a well-known dental institution in Melmaruvathur, Chengalpattu, participated in a cross-sectional study. Data was gathered using a self-administered, pretested version of the mobile phone addiction scale. An Excel file was created when all of the replies were gathered.
RESULTS: A comparative analysis across BDS years revealed significant variations in smartphone usage and academic distraction. Academic pressure and smartphone dependency increased with seniority; Interns reported the highest daily usage (hours: 10.6%) and clinical skill interference (11.8%), whereas first-year students showed the highest prevalence of low usage (hours: 8.8%) and minimal distraction. Senior students (IV years and Interns) exhibited higher levels of anxiety upon device separation and a greater failure rate in reducing screen time, despite showing significantly higher receptivity toward screen time management interventions compared to junior students. 
CONCLUSION: The present study shows a moderate frequency of smartphone addiction and its related behaviours among dental students. Students are sensitive to problematic usage habits of Smartphone use but at the same time, there are few students who tend to reduce their mobile phone usage habit.},
        keywords = {Adolescents, Questionnaire study, Mobile phone addiction, Nomophobia, Undergraduate dental student},
        month = {March},
        }