Etiology and prevalence of temporomandibular disorders among students of Dental Medicine at UGD Stip

Zlatanovska, Katerina and Atanasova, Sandra and Longurova, Natasa and Naskova, Sanja and Dimova, Cena (2022) Etiology and prevalence of temporomandibular disorders among students of Dental Medicine at UGD Stip. In: Конгрес на македонско стоматолошко друштво со меѓународно учество (МСД) - Стоматологијата пред предизвиците на новото време: можности и ограничувања, 15-18 Sept 2022, Ohrid. (In Press)

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Abstract

Introduction: Temporomandibular disease is a term that include disorders of the normal function of the temporomandibular joints, masticatory muscles and surrounding structures. These diseases have multifactorial etiology, which prevalence varies from 20% to 50%. The main goal of this research was to determine the presence of etiological factors and prevalence of temporomandibular diseases among students of Dental medicine at the University „Goce Delcev‟ in Stip.
Materials and method: The research was conducted by using a Fonseca questionnaire among 73 students aged from 19 to 27 at the Faculty of medical science at UGD, of which 39 female and 34 male. The respondents were divided into three groups: Group 1 - from 19 to 21 years; Group 2 - from 22 to 24 years and Group 3 - from 25 to 27 years. The data were statistically analyzed using statistical program Statistica 7.1; SPSS17.0.
Results: Difficulty opening the mouth, the presence of fatigue or pain in the masticatory muscles, pain in the ear or surrounding area, difficulty moving the lower jaw from side to side, pain or stiffness in the neck, TMJ clicking sounds when chewing or opening, as well as clenching and gnashing of teeth, are symptoms that are predominant in the female population.
Conclusion: Early diagnosis of temporomandibular disorders is important to prevent major damage to the temporomandibular joints. The Fonseca questionnaire has its importance in the early diagnosis of these disorders in a young population, because many respondents have noticed the presence of symptoms and etiological factors but do not pay attention to them because they do not feel pain.
Key words: etiology, Fonseca questionnaire, prevalence, temporomandibular disorders.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Poster)
Subjects:	Medical and Health Sciences > Clinical medicine Medical and Health Sciences > Health sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Medical Science
Depositing User:	Katerina Zlatanovska
Date Deposited:	13 Oct 2022 11:00
Last Modified:	13 Oct 2022 11:00
URI:	https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/30200

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