Temporomandibular Disorder among Women Who Experienced Posttraumatic Stress Disorder after a Miscarriage

Autor: Abu-Raisi, Sarah Samer, Ibrahim, Shikha A., Ajina, Manal A., Ibrahim, Esraa A., Almulhim, Afnan Y., Aljalal, Maryam A., Almajed, Zainab S.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry
ISSN: 2250-1002
2231-0762
Popis: Objectives: This study intended to understand the risk of developing temporomandibular disorder among Saudi women who experienced a miscarriage. Materials and Methods: Two hundred and eight Saudi women from several hospitals’ gynecologic clinics in two areas in Saudi Arabia were screened to fill out the Impact of Events Scale-Revised (self-reporting questionnaire) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder and a structured temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD) Questionnaire (Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders). A single examiner did the clinical examination for temporomandibular joint (TMJ). One-hundred and fifty-eight of the participants were divided into two groups. Group A (85 participants) included females who had had a previous miscarriage, whereas Group B (73 participants) included females who had not had a miscarriage. IBM SPSS version 22.0 was used to conduct a nonparametric Chi-square test to find the significance of any observed differences. Results: Almost 40% of the participants had symptoms that qualified for possible TMD. Around 73% of the miscarried Saudi women in Group A showed symptoms of TMD. Furthermore, approximately 38% of the participants in Group B developed significant symptoms of TMD. The Chi-square test (Chi-test = 22.03 with P = 0.0001) shows highly significant association between treatment groups (control and study) and temporomandibular joint disorder group and non temporomandibular joint disorder group. Conclusion: Women who suffer from spontaneous single or recurrent miscarriages are advised to seek a dental specialist for diagnosis and prevention devices such as a night guard.
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