@article{article_528468, title={Evaluation of the relation between TMJ disorders and oral habits on the 1st year students at a faculty of dentistry: A questionnaire study}, journal={Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi}, volume={16}, pages={202–206}, year={2019}, DOI={10.35440/hutfd.528468}, author={Görüş, Zuhal and Üner, Devrim Deniz}, keywords={Temporomandibular joint,Fonseca,Oral Habbit}, abstract={<p class="MsoNoSpacingCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify;"> <b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:9pt;font-family:’Arial Narrow’, sans-serif;" xml:lang="en-us">Background: </span> </b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:9pt;font-family:’Arial Narrow’, sans-serif;" xml:lang="en-us"> The aim of
this study was to evaluate the problems of temporomandibular joint (TMJ)
problems on Faculty of Dentistry Students and to determine whether these
problems were related to oral habits. </span> </p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacingCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;"> <b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:9pt;font-family:’Arial Narrow’, sans-serif;" xml:lang="en-us">Methods: </span> </b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:9pt;font-family:’Arial Narrow’, sans-serif;" xml:lang="en-us">The prevalence
and severity of TMJ disorders were evaluated using the Fonseca questionnaire
for 63 students (37 females & 26 males) studying at the Faculty of
Dentistry in Harran University. In addition, the Oral Behavior Checklist (OBC)
questionnaire was applied to the same students in order to analyze the
relationship between TMJ problems and oral habits. </span> </p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacingCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;"> <b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:9pt;font-family:’Arial Narrow’, sans-serif;" xml:lang="en-us">Results: </span> </b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:9pt;font-family:’Arial Narrow’, sans-serif;" xml:lang="en-us"> According to
the results of Fonseca questionnaire, it was revealed that 73% of the
participants had some degree of TMJ problems. When the female and male
participants were investigated separately, it was observed that 73.2% of the
male participants and 73% of the female participants had some degree of TMJ
problems. The correlation between OBC and Fonseca was found to be positive. </span> </p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacingCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;"> <b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:9pt;font-family:’Arial Narrow’, sans-serif;" xml:lang="en-us">Conclusion: </span> </b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:9pt;font-family:’Arial Narrow’, sans-serif;" xml:lang="en-us"> In our study,
it was revealed that the increase in oral habits also increased the prevalence
of TMJ disorder. </span> </p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacingCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;"> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:9pt;font-family:’Arial Narrow’, sans-serif;" xml:lang="en-us"> </span> </p> <p>  </p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacingCxSpLast" style="text-align:justify;"> <b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:9pt;font-family:’Arial Narrow’, sans-serif;" xml:lang="en-us">Key words: </span> </b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:9pt;font-family:’Arial Narrow’, sans-serif;" xml:lang="en-us">
Temporomandibular joint, Fonseca, oral habits </span> </p> <p> </p>}, number={2}, publisher={Harran University}