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. 2019 Mar;19(1):1801-1810.
doi: 10.4314/ahs.v19i1.57.

Oral parafunctions, personality traits, anxiety and their association with signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders in the adolescents

Saadet Sağlam Atsü  1 , Sibel Güner  2 , Nilgün Palulu  3 , Ali Can Bulut  1 , Işın Kürkçüoğlu  4
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Oral parafunctions, personality traits, anxiety and their association with signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders in the adolescents

Saadet Sağlam Atsü et al. Afr Health Sci. 2019 Mar.

Abstract

Objectives: To investigate the association between oral parafunctions, personality traits, anxiety and signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders in the adolescents.

Methods: Two hundred and seventy adolescents were examined clinically for the signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders. Participants completed questionnaires about demographic variables, medical history, symptoms of temporomandibular disorders, parafunctional oral habits, Minnesota Multibasic Personality Inventory, and Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory.

Results: Logistic regression analyses revealed that bruxism was associated with joint tenderness (Odds ratio (OR)=6.38, p < 0.01), joint noises (OR=6.02, p < 0.01) and masticatory muscle tenderness (OR=4.19, p < 0.05) to palpation. State anxiety showed increased risk of joint tenderness (OR=2.47, p < 0.05) and muscle tenderness (OR=3.25, p < 0.05) to palpation.

Conclusion: Within the limitations of this study, it was concluded that oral parafunctions, especially bruxism, state anxiety, depression and hysteria were associated with signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders in adolescents.

Keywords: Oral parafunctions; adolescents; personality traits; signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders.

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Figure 1
Mean (±SD) values of MMPI for subjects exhibiting and not exhibiting signs or symptoms of TMDs. Hs: Hypochondriasis, D: Depression, Hy: Hysteria, Pd: Psychopathic deviation, Mf: Masculinity-femininity, Pa: Paranoia, Pt: Psychastenia, Sc: Schizophrenia, Ma: Mania, Si: Social introversion
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Figure 2
Mean (±SD) values of STAI for subjects exhibiting and not exhibiting signs or symptoms of TMDs
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