Temporomandibular disorders among medical students in China: prevalence, biological and psychological risk factors
Abstract Background The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the prevalence of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and their associated biological and psychological factors in Chinese university students. Methods A total of 754 students were included from Zunyi Medical University, each particip...
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| description | Abstract Background The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the prevalence of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and their associated biological and psychological factors in Chinese university students. Methods A total of 754 students were included from Zunyi Medical University, each participant completed questionnaires and clinical examinations according to the Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders. Results The overall prevalence of TMD was 31.7% among medical students. Subjects with TMD had a high prevalence of bruxism, empty chewing, unilateral chewing, chewing gum, anterior teeth overbite, anterior teeth overjet, depression, anxiety, and sleep disturbance. Moreover, sleep bruxism, empty chewing, unilateral chewing, anterior teeth overbite, depression, and anxiety were the strongest risk factors for TMD. Conclusions Individuals with TMD have a high prevalence of psychological distress and oral parafunctional habits. Except for the psychological factors associated with TMD, bruxism, abnormal chewing, and malocclusion also shared similar risks for TMD. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-899ea21e12b642e693ca2b8e502291fd2022-12-21T19:44:42ZengBMCBMC Oral Health1472-68312021-10-012111810.1186/s12903-021-01916-2Temporomandibular disorders among medical students in China: prevalence, biological and psychological risk factorsJing Wu0Zelun Huang1Yong Chen2Yifan Chen3Zhongqiang Pan4Yu Gu5Department of Stomatology, Huzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Zhejiang Chinese Medicinal UniversityGuangzhou Key Laboratory of Basic and Applied Research of Oral Regenerative Medicine, Affiliated Stomatology Hospital of Guangzhou Medical UniversityDepartment of Stomatology, Stomatological Hospital of HonghuagangDepartment of Stomatology, Huzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Zhejiang Chinese Medicinal UniversityDepartment of Acupuncture, Huzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Zhejiang Chinese Medicinal UniversityDepartment of Stomatology, Zhuhai Campus of Zunyi Medical UniversityAbstract Background The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the prevalence of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and their associated biological and psychological factors in Chinese university students. Methods A total of 754 students were included from Zunyi Medical University, each participant completed questionnaires and clinical examinations according to the Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders. Results The overall prevalence of TMD was 31.7% among medical students. Subjects with TMD had a high prevalence of bruxism, empty chewing, unilateral chewing, chewing gum, anterior teeth overbite, anterior teeth overjet, depression, anxiety, and sleep disturbance. Moreover, sleep bruxism, empty chewing, unilateral chewing, anterior teeth overbite, depression, and anxiety were the strongest risk factors for TMD. Conclusions Individuals with TMD have a high prevalence of psychological distress and oral parafunctional habits. Except for the psychological factors associated with TMD, bruxism, abnormal chewing, and malocclusion also shared similar risks for TMD.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-021-01916-2Temporomandibular disordersPsychological factorsParafunctional habits |
| spellingShingle | Jing Wu Zelun Huang Yong Chen Yifan Chen Zhongqiang Pan Yu Gu Temporomandibular disorders among medical students in China: prevalence, biological and psychological risk factors BMC Oral Health Temporomandibular disorders Psychological factors Parafunctional habits |
| title | Temporomandibular disorders among medical students in China: prevalence, biological and psychological risk factors |
| title_full | Temporomandibular disorders among medical students in China: prevalence, biological and psychological risk factors |
| title_fullStr | Temporomandibular disorders among medical students in China: prevalence, biological and psychological risk factors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Temporomandibular disorders among medical students in China: prevalence, biological and psychological risk factors |
| title_short | Temporomandibular disorders among medical students in China: prevalence, biological and psychological risk factors |
| title_sort | temporomandibular disorders among medical students in china prevalence biological and psychological risk factors |
| topic | Temporomandibular disorders Psychological factors Parafunctional habits |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-021-01916-2 |
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