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Correlation Between the Prevalence of Temporomandibular Disorders and Their Association With Psychological Distress in Central Saudi Arabia

Background In this study, we aimed to determine the prevalence of temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) and their association with psychological distress in the central region of Saudi Arabia. Methodology In this cross-sectional study, a questionnaire was sent randomly to residents of Al-Qassim provinc...

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Autores principales: Almutairi, Faris, Alzamil, Norah, Alkhuzayyim, Othman
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10154251/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37153840
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.38462
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Alzamil, Norah
Alkhuzayyim, Othman
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description Background In this study, we aimed to determine the prevalence of temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) and their association with psychological distress in the central region of Saudi Arabia. Methodology In this cross-sectional study, a questionnaire was sent randomly to residents of Al-Qassim province. They were asked to complete a TMD pain screener, the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4), and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7). Correlations between symptoms of pain-related TMDs and PHQ-4 and GAD-7 scores were analyzed using Spearman’s correlation test. Frequencies and percentages were calculated for sex, age, TMD, PHQ-4, GAD-7, and TMD pain-screener responses. A chi-square test was performed to determine the association between demographic data and psychological profiles. Results The majority of the respondents (59.4%) reported at least one symptom of pain-related TMDs. The TMD pain score was positively correlated with PHQ-4 and GAD-7 scores. Conclusions Residents of the Al-Qassim region who experienced elevated levels of psychological distress had significantly more pain-related TMD symptoms. These findings imply a link between psychological distress and TMD symptoms.
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spelling pubmed-101542512023-05-04 Correlation Between the Prevalence of Temporomandibular Disorders and Their Association With Psychological Distress in Central Saudi Arabia Almutairi, Faris Alzamil, Norah Alkhuzayyim, Othman Cureus Psychology Background In this study, we aimed to determine the prevalence of temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) and their association with psychological distress in the central region of Saudi Arabia. Methodology In this cross-sectional study, a questionnaire was sent randomly to residents of Al-Qassim province. They were asked to complete a TMD pain screener, the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4), and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7). Correlations between symptoms of pain-related TMDs and PHQ-4 and GAD-7 scores were analyzed using Spearman’s correlation test. Frequencies and percentages were calculated for sex, age, TMD, PHQ-4, GAD-7, and TMD pain-screener responses. A chi-square test was performed to determine the association between demographic data and psychological profiles. Results The majority of the respondents (59.4%) reported at least one symptom of pain-related TMDs. The TMD pain score was positively correlated with PHQ-4 and GAD-7 scores. Conclusions Residents of the Al-Qassim region who experienced elevated levels of psychological distress had significantly more pain-related TMD symptoms. These findings imply a link between psychological distress and TMD symptoms. Cureus 2023-05-02 /pmc/articles/PMC10154251/ /pubmed/37153840 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.38462 Text en Copyright © 2023, Almutairi et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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title Correlation Between the Prevalence of Temporomandibular Disorders and Their Association With Psychological Distress in Central Saudi Arabia
title_full Correlation Between the Prevalence of Temporomandibular Disorders and Their Association With Psychological Distress in Central Saudi Arabia
title_fullStr Correlation Between the Prevalence of Temporomandibular Disorders and Their Association With Psychological Distress in Central Saudi Arabia
title_full_unstemmed Correlation Between the Prevalence of Temporomandibular Disorders and Their Association With Psychological Distress in Central Saudi Arabia
title_short Correlation Between the Prevalence of Temporomandibular Disorders and Their Association With Psychological Distress in Central Saudi Arabia
title_sort correlation between the prevalence of temporomandibular disorders and their association with psychological distress in central saudi arabia
topic Psychology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10154251/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37153840
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.38462
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