Gunti Sai Krupakar, N. Kannan, Rakesh Kumar Manne, Swapna Sreedevi Beeraka, P V Sarath, P Prathima

ASSESSMENT OF COVID-19 STRESS INDUCED TEMPOROMANDIBULAR DISORDERS.

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Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the association between stress levels and temporomandibular disorders in patients affected with COVID-19. 30 patients Patients And Methods: visiting OPD (16-males and 14-females) who had COVID history were recruited after taking informed consent. TMD symptoms were evaluated using the Research Diagnostic Criteria for TMDs followed by clinical examination and psychological stress was evaluated through questionnaire with Perceived Stress Scale. The patients with TMD symptoms were divided into 3 groups. Group1: Myofascial pain, Group 2: Disc displacements on right and left side and Group 3: other joint disorders on right and left sides. Scores ranging from 0-13 indicated a low level of stress, 14-26 indicated a moderate level of stress and 27-40 indicated high level of stress. The results of this study demonstrated that out of 30 patients 1 Results: 8 have shown low stress levels, 8 with moderate stress levels and 4 with high stress levels. Patients with low stress levels didn't show any TMD symptoms whereas out of 8 patients with moderate stress levels 5 have shown myofascial pain, 2 patients have shown disc displacement with reduction on left side and 2 have shown arthralgia on right side. Out of 4 patients with high stress levels all of them have shown group1 disorders, 1 patient have shown group 2 disorder on right side and 2 patients on left side and 3 patients have shown group 3 disorder on right side and all the 4 on left side. The results of this study sup Conclusion: port the hypothesis of a COVID-19 as a stress inducer that may trigger temporomandibular disorders

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