Impact of Education and Occupational status on Temporomandibular Joint Disorders among dental patients - A retrospective study

Authors

  • Vaishali, Santhosh Kumar

Abstract

Temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD) are degenerative musculoskeletal
conditions associated with morphological and functional deformities. The etiology
of TMD is considered multifactorial in nature and has been related to trauma,
malocclusion, parafunctional habits, socioeconomic status and dietary habits. Poor
socioeconomic status which includes low literacy level and unemployment may lead
to stress among those individuals which might lead to development of TMD in those
individuals. The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of education and
occupational status of dental patients on temporomandibular joint disorders. In this
retrospective study, a total of 49 patients who had temporomandibular disorders were
included. Demographic details like age, gender and types of TMD was noted. Factors
like education and occupation of the patients were assessed through case sheets and
confirmed through phone calls, thus socioeconomic status was obtained. Excel
tabulation and SPSS version 23 was used for statistical analysis. The statistical test
used for the demographics was frequency distribution. Chi-square t test was used to
test the association between education and occupation with types of TMD and results
obtained. The age group most affected with TMD was 31-40 year (42.86%). The
gender most affected with TMD was males (51.02%). Disc- condyle disorders
(61.22%) was the predominant type of TMD present in the study population. Overall,
30% of those in higher secondary education and 32% of those pursuing engineering
were mostly affected with TMD. However this association between education and
TMD was statistically not significant (p>0.05). Overall, housewives (30%) and
students (20%) were mostly affected with TMD. However this association between
occupation and TMD was statistically not significant (p>0.05). Within the limits of
the study, temporomandibular disorders were predominantly seen in the age group of
31-40 years with male predilection. Disc- condyle disorders was the predominant
type of TMD. From our study it can be concluded that education and occupational
status of dental patients are not associated with temporomandibular disorders.

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2019-12-31

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