ASSOCIATION BETWEEN TEMPOROMANDIBULAR DISORDERS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG DENTAL STUDENTS AT KMU INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES KOHAT
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https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v15i03.961Abstract
Objectives: To find the association between temporomandibular disorders and academic performance among
dental students at KMU Institute of Dental Sciences, Kohat.
Materials and Methods: An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted at KMU Institute of Dental Sciences, Kohat (Aug 2024 to Jan 2025) to assess the association between temporomandibular disorders and academic performance in dental students. A total of 163 dental students participated. Data were collected via a structured questionnaire including demographics, Fonseca Anamnestic Index and the Academic Performance Scale. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 27, with signifi cance set at p ≤ 0.05. Chisquare test of association was applied to fi nd out the association between TMD and academic performance. Ordinal logistic regression analysis was used to fi nd the strength of association between TMD severity and academic performance.
Results: Of 163 dental students (mean age 21.2 ± 1.4 years; 53.4% female), 98.8% reported symptoms of temporomandibular disorders, with moderate cases being most prevalent (63.8%). Academic performance was mainly moderate (51.5%) or poor (31.9%). No significant association was found between temporomandibular disorders and academic performance (p = 0.75), but increased TMD severity was significantly related to lower academic performance in chi-square analysis (p = 0.01). To check strength of this significant association, ordinal logistic regression analysis was done which showed all ORs < 1, CI crossing 1 with non-significant p values.
Conclusion: Temporomandibular disorder symptoms were highly prevalent, but no significant association was found between TMD and academic performance.
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