It is planned to examine the relationship between quality of life in patients with temporomandibular joint dysfunction and the patient's individual, physical and psychosocial characteristics.
A recent study showed that individuals with TMD have a lower quality of life than healthy controls. In addition, it was determined in the study that investigating the quality of life is insufficient. Future studies should search for psychosocial aspects related to TMD. The aim of this study is to individual the physical and psychosocial characteristics of individuals with Axis I TMD and examine their relationship with quality of life.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
67
Physical assessments include the presence of joint sounds (yes/no), Fonseca Anamnestic Questionnaire, tenderness/pressure pain threshold rating, muscle strengths assessments, temporomandibular joint and cervical region range of motion measurements, and pain.
General Health Questionnaire-28 and SF-36 will be apply.
Emel Taşvuran Horata
Afyonkarahisar, Turkey (Türkiye)
RECRUITINGQuality of life scores
The quality of life will be assess using SF-36. This questionnaire has 8 sections and 36 items. The sections evaluate health between 0-100 and the higher the score indicates the better the quality of life.
Time frame: 10 minutes
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