Cranio. 2021 Jul 8:1-8. doi: 10.1080/08869634.2021.1950336. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: The associations between the presence of differing severity/form of temporomandibular disorder (TMD) symptoms and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) were explored.
METHODS: The severity and form of TMDs in young adults were categorized based on the Fonseca Anamnestic Index (FAI) and Diagnostic Criteria for TMDs (DC/TMD), and OHRQoL was assessed with the Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14). Data were analyzed using non-parametric statistics (α = 0.05).
RESULTS: The study cohort consisted of 501 young adults (mean age 19.7 ± 1.3 years; 75.2% women). Participants with severe/moderate TMDs had significantly higher OHIP severity scores than those with mild/no TMDs. Moreover, participants with combined/pain-related symptoms exhibited significantly higher severity scores compared to those without symptoms. The physical pain and psychological discomfort domains were typically more impaired regardless of severity/form of TMD symptoms.
CONCLUSION: More severe and painful symptoms were related to greater impairments in OHRQoL, especially in the physical and psychological domains.
PMID:34236942 | DOI:10.1080/08869634.2021.1950336
