Prevalence and Associated Factors of Signs and Symptoms of Temporomandibular Disorders in Students, Sirindhorn College of Public Health Chonburi.
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Objective: To evaluate the prevalence and associated factors of signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders in students at Sirindhorn College of Public Health Chonburi
Materials and Methods: The participants consisted of 255 students aged 18 to 30 years from Sirindhorn College of Public Health Chonburi, from January to October 2024. The tools consisted of general information, a self-assessment of stress (ST-5), and a 10-item temporomandibular disorders questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, including frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. The multiple logistic regression was used to determine the correlations between the variables with a significance level of 0.05.
Results: The majority of the students were female, accounting for 84.30%, with an average age of 19.67±1.48 years. We found that 36.10% of students had signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders. The top three most commonly reported problems were hearing clicking or grinding sounds in the jaw joint (15.70%), followed by frequent headaches, neck pain, or toothaches (14.50%), and a feeling of changes in the occlusion (12.90%), respectively. In terms of related factors, it was found that academic program, bruxism, clenching, and stress levels were significantly associated with signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders in students (p<0.05). Dental public health students are 2.57 times more likely to have temporomandibular disorders than students in other programs. Students with bruxism, clenching, and high stress are 2.40, 3.05, and 2.56 times more likely to have temporomandibular disorders, respectively. However, gender, consuming hard or chewy foods, unilateral chewing, and a history of orthodontics were not associated with signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders in students.
Conclusion: Academic program, bruxism, clenching, and stress levels were significantly associated with signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders in students. Dental professionals should prioritize providing appropriate education regarding temporomandibular disorders to the student population, including prevention strategies that may be implemented from the early stages.
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