Cross sectional study to investigate the relation between Smartphone addiction and temporomandibular disorders among youth population in Egypt. An online- based questionnaire study. A 296 participants who are Egyptians with age between18 and 35 years old without prior neck and upper extremity related diseases, orofacial trauma or surgeries, history of rheumatoid arthritis or congenital musculoskeletal problems. An online- based questionnaire will be sent through different social media platforms, it will include three screens, the first includes the consent form, the second includes the demographic data (year of birth, current educational status, gender and geographic information ), and the third page includes questionnaires .
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
296
An online based questionnaire includes three screens, the first includes the consent form, the second includes the demographic data , and the third page includes questionnaires
Fonseca Anamnestic Index (FAI) questionnaire
a questionnaire used to assess the severity of TMD
Time frame: 2 months
Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short version (SAS-SV) questionnaire
a questionnaire used to measure the degree of smartphone addiction
Time frame: 2 months
Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)
a questionnaire used to indicate the severity of depression
Time frame: 2 months
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