School of Dentistry, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
Postgraduate School of Orthodontics, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Cranio. 2024 Jul;42(4):429-434. doi: 10.1080/08869634.2021.1989768. Epub 2021 Oct 15.
To investigate the effect of the Coronavirus pandemic on the report of psychological status, bruxism, and TMD symptoms.
An online survey was drafted to report the presence of psychological status, bruxism activities, and reported symptoms of TMDs perceived during the COVID-19 pandemic in a population of 506 individuals.
Mental health is not positive during the Coronavirus pandemic: almost half the subjects reported an increase in bruxism behaviors, while up to one-third reported an increase in their symptoms involving the TMJ and jaw muscles. Specifically, 36% and 32.2% of participants reported increased pain in the TMJ and facial muscles, respectively, and almost 50% of the subjects also reported more frequent migraines and/or headaches.
Increased psychosocial distress during the COVID-19 pandemic can increase the frequency of TMD symptoms and bruxism behaviors, which, in turn, constitute a triangle of mutually interacting factors with the psychological and emotional status.
探讨冠状病毒大流行对心理状况、磨牙症和 TMD 症状报告的影响。
起草了一项在线调查，以报告在 COVID-19 大流行期间，506 名个体的心理状况、磨牙症活动以及报告的 TMD 症状的存在情况。
在冠状病毒大流行期间，心理健康状况不佳：几乎一半的受试者报告磨牙行为增加，而多达三分之一的受试者报告涉及 TMJ 和颌肌的症状增加。具体而言，36%和 32.2%的参与者分别报告 TMJ 和面部肌肉疼痛增加，近 50%的受试者还报告偏头痛和/或头痛更频繁。
COVID-19 大流行期间心理社会压力增加会增加 TMD 症状和磨牙症行为的频率，而这反过来又构成了一个相互作用的心理和情绪状态三角关系。
