TY - JOUR AU - Rocha, Thaís de Oliveira AU - Oliveira, Wagner de AU - Paula, Ângela Renata de AU - Oliveira, Daniela Lobo AU - Rode, Sigmar de Mello PY - 2022/03/16 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Psychological Factors in Temporomandibular Disorders Patients during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study JF - Pesquisa Brasileira em Odontopediatria e Clínica Integrada JA - Pesqui Bras Odontopediatria Clin Integr VL - 22 IS - SE - DO - UR - https://revista.uepb.edu.br/PBOCI/article/view/1047 SP - e200246 AB - <div><strong><span lang="EN-US">Objective:&nbsp;</span></strong><span lang="EN-US">To assess the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on levels of anxiety, stress, and orofacial pain in individuals with and without TMD</span><span lang="EN-US">.&nbsp;</span><strong><span lang="EN-US">Material and Methods:&nbsp;</span></strong><span lang="EN-US">In this cross-sectional study, the participants were divided into two groups (n=10, each) experimental group (EG) TMD patients and control group (CG), without TMD. The presence of TMD was confirmed using the RDC/TMD. The Beck Anxiety Scale (BAI), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), and Oral Analog Scale were used for assessment. The Beck Anxiety Scale is composed of 21 multiple-choice questions describing symptoms of anxiety, while the PSS is a measure that evaluates life situations as stressful. An Oral Analogue Scale was applied to each individual to quantify orofacial pain, with 0 (zero) without pain and 10 (ten) being the worst pain ever felt. The comparison between groups was performed using the Mann-Whitney test. Logistic regression was used to verify TMD dependence in relation to BAI and PSS-10. Quantitative variables were correlated with each other by Pearson's correlation coefficient. The level of significance considered for all tests was 5%.&nbsp;</span><strong><span lang="EN-US">Results:&nbsp;</span></strong><span lang="EN-US">The association was statistically significant (p≤0.05) for BAI and PSS with a TMD</span><span lang="EN-US">.&nbsp;</span><strong><span lang="EN-US">Conclusion:&nbsp;</span></strong><span lang="EN-US">Although the COVID 19 pandemic has had a psychological impact on the general population, patients with TMD have higher levels of anxiety and stress than the control group.</span></div> ER -