Smartphone Addiction and Temporomandibular Dysfunction

Summary

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of smartphone addiction on temporomandibular dysfunction with the determinants of pain threshold, head posture and neck disability level.

Conditions

• Smartphone Addiction

Interventions

OTHER

Temporomandibular disorder

Fonseca's Anamnestic Index was used for TMJ dysfunction. The diagnostic accuracy of the Fonseca's Anamnestic Index was found to be high in identifying pain-related and intra-articular TMDs, and the cut-off point was set as 25 points. A score of 25 and above was accepted as the presence of TMD.

OTHER

Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Form

In our study, the Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Form will be filled out in order to evaluate the intensity of smartphone use of students, and the daily duration of smartphone use will be recorded. The Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Form is a 6-point Likert-type scale consisting of 10 items used to measure the risk of smartphone addiction. Scores obtained from the scale vary between 10-60, and an increase in the score indicates an increased risk for smartphone addiction. Although the scale does not have a cut-off score in our country, it was determined as 31 for men and 33 for women in the Korean sample.

OTHER

Neck Disability Index

The Neck Disability Index was used to assess the disability caused by neck pain. This questionnaire consists of ten items, four of which are related to subjective symptoms (pain intensity, headache, concentration, sleep) and six of which are related to activities of daily living (self-care, lifting, reading, work, driving and leisure activities). Scale scoring ranges from 0-40.

OTHER

Temporomandibular Joint Pain

Numeric Pain Scale is a simple, reliable and short-term method commonly used in the clinic to measure pain intensity. It is a very reliable method in the evaluation of pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatments that reduce pain. The patient is told that the most severe pain he/she experiences is 10, and if he/she has no pain, the pain intensity is 0. The participant was asked to say a number between 0 and 10 corresponding to the intensity of pain felt in the TMJ region.

OTHER

Anterior posture of the head

The anterior posture of the head was assessed with the Craniovertebral angle using a goniometer. The Craniovertebral angle was measured in degrees as the angle between the horizontal plane and the 7th cervical vertebra and the ear hole.

OTHER

Pressure Pain Threshold Assessment

In our study, the pressure pain threshold measurement of the dominant and non-dominant side masseter and tenar muscles was evaluated with Baseline manual algometer.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University

  lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

30 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2024-06-01

Primary Completion

2024-12-01

Completion

2024-12-01

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations