Prevalence of temporomandibular disorder (TMD) in dental students at the Centro Educacional Integrado/Campus: Partial Results

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.1595162524031

• Palavras-chave: TMD. Incidence . Academics. Dentistry.

• Keywords: TMD. Incidence . Academics. Dentistry.

• Abstract:

  Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) is a clinical condition with varied symptoms that affects the stomatognathic structures and is prevalent in a significant portion of the population, mainly women aged between 20 and 40. Its etiology is multifactorial and is related to occlusal disorders, sleep disorders, bruxism, emotional and biopsychosocial alterations. Several epidemiological studies have been carried out to understand the behavior of TMD in different population groups: children, young adults and the elderly. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of TMD among students on the Integrated Group's dentistry course, using the anamnetic questionnaire from the American Academy of Orofacial Pain (AAOP). The AAOP questionnaire was made available through WhatsApp groups, and along with the questionnaire, the informed consent form (ICF) was made available for participants to sign digitally. This study was submitted to the CEP and approved under CAAE No. 81530624.2.0000.0092. To date, 38 students have completed the questionnaire. In the group of students (n=38) the most common complaint was noise in the jaw joint 42.1% (n=16). The average age was 21, with 14 males and 24 females. The most frequent complaint among women was jaw fatigue, affecting 54.16% (n=13) and among men jaw noise was the most frequent sign with 28.57% (n=4).