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TMD Symptoms, Oral Behaviors, Depressive Symptoms of Dental College Constituents
Objectives: This is a cross-sectional study which aims to determine the prevalence of temporomandibular disorder symptoms in a public university, a microcosm of the Filipino population, following the biopsychosocial model.
Methods: Two hundred thirty-nine participants, which include students, faculty, and non-academic personnel, out of the total population of 324, answered questionnaires from the DIagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders, namely Symptom Questionnaire, representing the biological factor, and Oral Behaviors Checklist and Patient Health Questionnaire - 9, representing the psychosocial factor.
Results: Of the total participants, 46.44$ have TMD symptoms only, 40.59% have oral behaviors only and 54.39% have depressive symptoms only. Thirty-six percent (36.40%) demonstrated the biopsychosocial model of TMD having (+) in all factors. Demographically, the research revealed the condition exists more in females (41.38%) than males (25.93%), and among age groups, 28.83% is 18-30, 13.04% is 31-50, and 22.22% is 51 and above categories.
Conclusions: Temporomandibular disorders, as with other races (or nationalities), it manifests biologically as well as psychosocially in the chosen Filipino population. Compared to other similar TMD studies, prevalences vary. Depending on the diagnostic tool used, some are comparable and others have wide disparity with this investigation.
Methods: Two hundred thirty-nine participants, which include students, faculty, and non-academic personnel, out of the total population of 324, answered questionnaires from the DIagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders, namely Symptom Questionnaire, representing the biological factor, and Oral Behaviors Checklist and Patient Health Questionnaire - 9, representing the psychosocial factor.
Results: Of the total participants, 46.44$ have TMD symptoms only, 40.59% have oral behaviors only and 54.39% have depressive symptoms only. Thirty-six percent (36.40%) demonstrated the biopsychosocial model of TMD having (+) in all factors. Demographically, the research revealed the condition exists more in females (41.38%) than males (25.93%), and among age groups, 28.83% is 18-30, 13.04% is 31-50, and 22.22% is 51 and above categories.
Conclusions: Temporomandibular disorders, as with other races (or nationalities), it manifests biologically as well as psychosocially in the chosen Filipino population. Compared to other similar TMD studies, prevalences vary. Depending on the diagnostic tool used, some are comparable and others have wide disparity with this investigation.
