Prevalence of temporomandibular disorder and its association with stress and anxiety among university students

Authors

  • Larissa Aparecida Benincá Ton Department of Dentistry - Federal University of Juiz de Fora - Governador Valadares – MG - Brazil. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2296-7015
  • Iago Gomes Mota Department of Dentistry - Federal University of Juiz de Fora - Governador Valadares – MG - Brazil. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3626-0253
  • Janice Sympson de Paula School of Dentistry of Piracicaba - State University of Campinas – Piracicaba – SP – Brazil. Department of Social and Preventive Dentistry - Federal University of Minas Gerais - Belo Horizonte - MG – Brazil http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5396-0959
  • Ana Paula Varela Brown Martins Department of Dentistry - Federal University of Juiz de Fora - Governador Valadares – MG - Brazil. School of Dentistry of Piracicaba - State University of Campinas – Piracicaba – SP – Brazil. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4236-9335

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14295/bds.2020.v23i1.1810

Abstract

Objective: The objective was to evaluate the prevalence of Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) and the association with stress and anxiety among university students. Material and Methods: The Fonseca Anamnestic Index, Trait-State Anxiety Inventory (IDATE) and LIPP Stress Symptom Inventory (LIPP) were applied for 714 voluntaries. Descriptive and inferential statistical analyzes were performed using the chi-square or Fisher's exact test and the Student's t-test or ANOVA, significance level of 5%. Results: The prevalence of TMD was 68.63%, 46.9% had mild TMD. There was a statistically significant difference between the means of age and the severity of the TMD, higher mean values for severe TMD (22.5 ± 3.3 years). There was a statistically significant association between the female and TMD, higher prevalence of mild TMD. Among the volunteers diagnosed with TMD, a significant number were diagnosed without stress, but there was a statistically significant association between those diagnosed with stress and mild TMD, anxiety and TMD, (state: moderate anxiety and DTM - 50%; trait: moderate and severe anxiety and mild DTM - 49.3% and 49.87%, respectively). Conclusion: There was a high prevalence of TMD signs and symptoms, with higher prevalence in the female gender, mild TMD was more significant, and anxiety and stress were significantly present among university students with TMD signs and symptoms.

Keywords

Temporomandibular disorder; Anxiety; Psychological stress.

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2020-01-31

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Clinical or Laboratorial Research