Journal
JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH
Volume 48, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/0300060519889487
Keywords
Stress; anxiety; temporomandibular disorder (TMD); electromyography; masseter muscle; dental students
Funding
- Ministry of Science and Higher Education in the `Regional Initiative of Excellence' programme [016/RID/2018/19]
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Objective To assess the relationship between psychoemotional state and signs of oral cavity occlusal and nonocclusal parafunctions, together with masseter muscle tone, in undergraduate dentistry students. Methods The study population comprised first and fifth grade dentistry students who were investigated using psychological and health questionnaires, and stomatological examination with electromyography of the masseter muscles. Differences in variables between first and fifth grade students were analysed using Student's t-test or chi(2)-test and Pearson's correlation coefficient was used to analyse associations between variables. Results A total of 113 students (52 first-grade, mean age 20 years; and 61 fifth-grade, mean age 23.6 years) were included. Older age was associated with lower level of perceived stress and anxiety. Moreover, a significant positive relationship was observed between level of perceived stress and anxiety and tone of both masseter muscles. Conclusions Increased psychoemotional burden and increased rates of experienced anxiety were associated with growth of masseter muscle tone in this study population.
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