Association between painful temporomandibular disorders and psychosocial factors in dental students

Objective: To establish the association between painful Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) and psychosocial factors in dental students, using the Diagnostic Criteria for TMD. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study included dental students of the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos fro...

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Main Authors: Fernando Ortiz-Culca, Patricia Astupinaro-Capristan, Doris Salcedo-Moncada, Martha Pineda-Mejia, Romel Watanabe-Velasquez
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Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista 2024-12-01
Series:Brazilian Dental Science
Online Access:https://ojs.ict.unesp.br/index.php/cob/article/view/4413
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author Fernando Ortiz-Culca
Patricia Astupinaro-Capristan
Doris Salcedo-Moncada
Martha Pineda-Mejia
Romel Watanabe-Velasquez
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description Objective: To establish the association between painful Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) and psychosocial factors in dental students, using the Diagnostic Criteria for TMD. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study included dental students of the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos from the third to tenth cycle. Descriptive and inferential statistical tests were used, including the chi- square, Fisher’s, and t-tests, and multivariate analysis to analyze the results. Results: This study was carried out on 203 students aged 17–48 years; 64.5% were female. Using the TMD pain screener, we found 14.7% and 15.76% of painful TMD in the short and long versions, respectively. Painful TMD was associated with chronic pain (odds ratio [OR: 34.506 and 9.205 for the short and long versions, respectively), moderate depression (OR: 7.545 and 6.301 for the short and long versions, respectively), severe depression (OR: 57.218 and 18.310 for the short and long versions, respectively), and oral habits (OR: 3.146 for the long version). Conclusion: Psychosocial variables may increase the risk for the presence of painful TMD. Moderate and severe depression and oral habits were significantly associated with TMD pain. KEYWORDS Chronic pain; Cross-sectional studies; Dental students; Psychology; Temporomandibular joint disorders.
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spelling doaj-art-2a81b1e9d9fb4e529f3e7b7cde68d3542025-08-21T14:08:58ZengUniversidade Estadual PaulistaBrazilian Dental Science2178-60112024-12-0127410.4322/bds.2024.e4413Association between painful temporomandibular disorders and psychosocial factors in dental studentsFernando Ortiz-Culca0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3223-5651Patricia Astupinaro-Capristan1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8018-701XDoris Salcedo-Moncada2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0217-8043Martha Pineda-Mejia3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4370-5409Romel Watanabe-Velasquez4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6873-3361Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Faculty of Dentistry, Rehabilitation Stomatology Department, Lima, Peru.Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Faculty of Dentistry, Rehabilitation Stomatology Department, Lima, Peru.Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Faculty of Dentistry, Rehabilitation Stomatology Department, Lima, Peru.Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Faculty of Dentistry, Rehabilitation Stomatology Department, Lima, Peru.Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Faculty of Dentistry, Rehabilitation Stomatology Department, Lima, Peru. Objective: To establish the association between painful Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) and psychosocial factors in dental students, using the Diagnostic Criteria for TMD. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study included dental students of the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos from the third to tenth cycle. Descriptive and inferential statistical tests were used, including the chi- square, Fisher’s, and t-tests, and multivariate analysis to analyze the results. Results: This study was carried out on 203 students aged 17–48 years; 64.5% were female. Using the TMD pain screener, we found 14.7% and 15.76% of painful TMD in the short and long versions, respectively. Painful TMD was associated with chronic pain (odds ratio [OR: 34.506 and 9.205 for the short and long versions, respectively), moderate depression (OR: 7.545 and 6.301 for the short and long versions, respectively), severe depression (OR: 57.218 and 18.310 for the short and long versions, respectively), and oral habits (OR: 3.146 for the long version). Conclusion: Psychosocial variables may increase the risk for the presence of painful TMD. Moderate and severe depression and oral habits were significantly associated with TMD pain. KEYWORDS Chronic pain; Cross-sectional studies; Dental students; Psychology; Temporomandibular joint disorders. https://ojs.ict.unesp.br/index.php/cob/article/view/4413
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Brazilian Dental Science
title Association between painful temporomandibular disorders and psychosocial factors in dental students
title_full Association between painful temporomandibular disorders and psychosocial factors in dental students
title_fullStr Association between painful temporomandibular disorders and psychosocial factors in dental students
title_full_unstemmed Association between painful temporomandibular disorders and psychosocial factors in dental students
title_short Association between painful temporomandibular disorders and psychosocial factors in dental students
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