Assessment of Temporomandibular Ailments and their Severity in Dentistry Undergraduate Students

Objective: To assess the prevalence of temporomandibular ailments and their severity in dental undergraduate students. Study Design: Cross sectional study Place and Duration of Study: Department of Orthodontics, Bacha Khan Medical & Dental College, Mardan from1st October 2020 to 31st March 2021. Methodology: Five hundred and fifty dentistry students were enrolled. After ethical approval each student and written permission for participating in this study was taken. A Fonseca questionnaire was used for assessing the temporomandibular ailments. Responses in form of yes, no and sometimes were scored as 10, 0 and 5 points. A score between 0-15 was considered as nil for temporomandibular disorders while 20-40 as mild, 45-65 as moderate and 70-100 as severe. Results: Three hundred and forty-seven students were nil for temporomandibular, 112 were mild, 58 were moderate while 33 were severe. Conclusion: A 37% had temporomandibular disorders in dentistry students with severity common in 6 percent.