Temporomandibular disorders and associated comorbidities among brazilian dental students during COVID-19
Braz. j. oral sci
;
22: e237397, Jan.-Dec. 2023. tab
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ABSTRACT
Aim:
This study aimed to assess the prevalence of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and psychosocial comorbidities in undergraduate dental students in a southern Brazilian university, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, it aimed to verify the association between psychosocial factors and TMD.Methods:
Fonseca Anamnestic Index, Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21), a socioeconomic questionnaire, and questions about academic performance and social distancing were applied. Poisson regression analysis was used to assess the association of predictive variables with TMD.Results:
The prevalence of TMD was found to be 82.4%, and more than half of the students had some degree of stress, anxiety, and depression. Students who had symptoms of stress (RR 1.11; 95% CI 1.04-1.19), anxiety (RR 1.19; 95% CI 1.12-1.27) and reported academic performance worsening (RR 1.12; 95% CI 1.07-1.19) had higher TMD scores.Conclusion:
The findings suggest that TMD was highly prevalent among dental students at a federal university in southern Brazil during the pandemic, being associated with high levels of stress, anxiety, poor academic performance, and greater social distancingSubject(s)
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Index:
LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Anxiety
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Students, Dental
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Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
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Depression
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. oral sci
Journal subject:
Dentistry
Year:
2023
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Federal University of Santa Maria/BR
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