EVALUATION OF TEMPOROMANDIBULAR DISORDER AND ORAL HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN ADOLESCENTS WITH PARENTS’ DIVORCE APPLYING TO THE ORTHODONTIC CLINIC

Authors : Ahmet KARAMAN, Esra GENÇ, Hikmetnur DANIŞMAN

Pages : 208-214

Doi:10.17567/ataunidfd.1061211

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Publication Date : 2022-07-14

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of parents’ divorce on temporomandibular disor ders insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(TMDs); and quality of life in adolescents. Methods: The study was conducted with 200 patients insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(124 female, 76 male);, 98 of whom had married parents, and 102 of whom had divorced parents. The mean age of the patients was 16.17 ± 1.42 years. The study was a questionnaire study, and Fonseca Questionnaire and Oral Health Impact Profile-14 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(OHIP-14); forms were used. Results: It was found that patients whose parents were divorced had higher mean Fonseca TMD and OHIP-14 scores than patients whose parents were married. There is no statistically significant difference between the Fonseca and OHIP-14 scores of females and males whose parents were divorced and married. Conclusion: The adolescents whose parents were divorced had statistically significantly higher means of the Fonseca TMD and OHIP-14 scores than those with married parents, and these adolescents had a higher rate of having moderate Fonseca TMD. Keywords: Fonseca’s questionnaire, oral health, quality of life, divorced parents, temporomandibular joint dis orders
Keywords : Fonsecas questionnaire, oral health, quality of life, divorced parents, temporomandibular joint dis orders