Bal B, Sarak G, Oral K. Oral health-related quality of life and psychological states of dental students with temporomandibular disorders. J Dent Educ 2022; DOI: 10.1002/jdd.12951. Online ahead of print.
Dental students had a high frequency of TMDs and bruxism.
This study investigated the frequency of temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) in dental students, and evaluated the association between TMDs, psychological states and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). Two hundred and ninety-three dental students completed the Symptom Checklist 90-Revised (SCL-90-R) and Oral Health Impact Profile 14 (OHIP-14) questionnaires and underwent a clinical examination according to diagnostic criteria for TMDs. TMDs were detected in 46% of the dental students. OHIP-14 scores of students with TMDs were significantly higher than scores for students without TMDs. Significant differences were observed in all SCL-90-R scores among students with and without TMDs, except for phobic anxiety and additional SCL-90-R subscale scores. The prevalence of myalgia was significantly higher in clinical students (27%) than in preclinical students (16%). OHIP-14 scores of clinical students were significantly higher than preclinical students.
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Wadia, R. TMDs in dental students. Br Dent J 232, 866 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-022-4427-z
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