PREVALENCE AND SEVERITY OF TEMPOROMADIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS IN STUDENTS OF B. P. KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Abstract
Background and Objective: The growing public interest in oral health has increased the demand for treatment of temporomandibular disorders (TMD). It is therefore important to have epidemiological data to estimate the proportion and distribution of these disorders. To the best of our knowledge, there are no reports on Nepalese citizens. Thus a study was designed to evaluate the prevalence and severity of TMD in undiagnosed health science university students.
Materials and Method: The Fonseca questionnaire was administered to all undergraduate dental students at B.P. Koirala Institute Of Health Sciences willing to participate and fulfilling the inclusion criteria. Data entered in excel sheet and analyzed using SPSS. Results were analyzed using the frequency distribution of the questionnaire answers according to the Fonseca’s anamnestic index.
Results: 160 students (95 females and 65 males) with an average age of 21.49 years enrolled in the study. 31.85% showed some level of TMD: 28.125% mild TMD, 3.75% moderate and 0% severe. Women were the most affected group, with 21.87% showing some level of TMD against 10% of men, though the presentation not being statistically significant. Students with any level of TMD showed marked characteristics: 41.25% considered themselves tense people, 39.37% reported a frequent headache, 28.75% reported TMJ clicking, 28.12% had muscular pain while chewing, 25% clenched their teeth and 22.5% reported neck pain. Within these characteristics, significant gender difference was observed for headaches with higher female predominance.
Conclusion: In contrast to other studies we observed a low prevalence and severity for TMD in the study population.
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