Prevalence of temporomandibular disorder in Turkish university students: A questionnaire study

Abstract

Summary Background/Aim: Temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD) might influence any individual with different signs and symptoms irrespective of gender or age. The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of TMD in Oral and Dental Health Program students of İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa. Material and Methods: This study include a sample of 486 students with age ranging from18 to 24 years. The presence and severity of TMD was evaluated using the Fonseca’s Anamnestic Index (FAI) and its questionnaire. The data were analysed using SPSS Version 22. The chisquare test was used to compare the data from different groups and to determine whether the differences were statistically significant. Results: The results showed that a total of 47,53% of students had some degree of TMD and females were generally more affected than males. These degrees were as follows: 33,95 % were classified as mild, 11,52 % moderate and 2,05 % severe signs and symptoms. The women exhibited some degree of TMD (51,8%) at a higher frequency than men (40,33%). No significant differences were observed between gender for a same TMD severity degree (p>0.05). Conclusions: A high prevalence of mild TMD was found in this study population. In addition, tense personalities, headaches, and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) sounds were the most prevalent findings of TMD. The present study suggests that Fonseca’s Anamnestic Index (FAI) has been used in screening for TMD for prevention and management of TMD in a non-patient young population.

Evaluation of temporomandibular disorder and oral parafunction prevalence in dental assistant students: A cross-sectional descriptive study

“…5,11,12,16,31 Subclinical symptoms of TMD have been investigated with FAI, which is used in the early diagnosis and detection of TMD to prevent the progression and early treatment of TMD symptoms, enabling the rapid and accessible collection of large amounts of data at the minimum cost used in many previous studies. 5,19,32,33 Similar to previous studies conducted in various university student populations and reported TMD prevalence between 37-80% 5,[13][14][15][16][17]19,25 , this study, which included only dental assistant program students, also found a high prevalence of TMD (64.8%) compared to the prevalence of TMD absence (35.2%). These results may be due to differences in populations such as genetic structure, physiological differences, sex distribution, or social demographic characteristics, and the anxiety caused by the COVID-19 pandemic at the time of the study.…”

“…[11][12][13] Most of the epidemiological studies conducted on determining the prevalence of TMD have been conducted on university students studying any field related to health services. 1,3,5,[14][15][16][17] It has been reported that the prevalence of TMD shows a wide range between 47-81% in studies conducted on students from the Turkish population, with studies conducted in some of the populations. [15][16][17][18][19] TMD problems have been reported to be on the rise in the adolescent and adult population.…”

“…1,3,5,[14][15][16][17] It has been reported that the prevalence of TMD shows a wide range between 47-81% in studies conducted on students from the Turkish population, with studies conducted in some of the populations. [15][16][17][18][19] TMD problems have been reported to be on the rise in the adolescent and adult population. 9,20,21 It is known that oral parafunctional behaviors, such as clenching and/or grinding; prolonged nail, lip, cheek, pencil sucking and/or biting; and frequent gum chewing, play an important role in the etiology of TMD.…”

Temporomandibular joint disorders prevalence and awareness of appropriate clinical practices, among Al-Madinah community: A prospective cross sectional study

“…8 The results are related to a study done in Brazil in 2018 which over two third of the adolescents had headache/ migraine and 36 percent of them connected it with TMD. 19 Though TMD is suggested to have a higher frequency and severity in females than in males, and females were reported to have a greater sensitivity to pain 20 which has been connected to hormonal, psychological, and even neurological changes, 8,9,21 no conclusive results achieved to the date. In this study TMD male patients (44.3%) were less than female patients (55.7%).…”

Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders prevalence and awareness of appropriate clinical practices, among Al-Madinah community in Saudi Arabia

“…8 The results are related to a study done in Brazil in 2018 which over two third of the adolescents had headache/ migraine and 36 percent of them connected it with TMD. 18 Though TMD is suggested to have a higher frequency and severity in females than in males, and females were reported to have a greater sensitivity to pain 19 which has been connected to hormonal, psychological, and even neurological changes, 8,9,20 no conclusive results achieved to the date. In this study TMD male patients (44.3%) were less than female patients (55.7%).…”