HIGHLIGHTS
The results verified a positive relationship between temporomandibular disorder and poor sleep quality in higher education students. Those with temporomandibular disorders were 2.89 (CI: 1.58-5.32; p≤0.001) more likely to have poor sleep quality.
Female students were 2.02 more likely (CI: 1.05-3.89; p=0.036) to develop temporomandibular dysfunction and 2.71 more likely (CI: 1.37-5.35; p=0.004) to have poor sleep quality compared to men.
Students who worked professionally were 4.19 (CI: 1.92-9.17; p≤0.001) more likely to have poor sleep quality, compared to students who did not work
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
Temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD) may be related to sleep disorders and both factors can impair students’ performances. This study aimed to determine the association between TMD and sleep quality in higher education health students.
METHODS:
The sample consisted of 203 students, 144 (70.9%) female and 59 (29.1%) male, aged 18 to 46 years (23.7±6.3). The measurement instruments included a sociode-mographic questionnaire, the Fonseca Anamnesic Index (FAI) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI).
RESULTS:
Of the students who were evaluated by the FAI, 135 (66.5%) were assessed with TMD. Of those who had TMD (135; 100%), 104 (77%) had mild TMD, 21 (15.5%) moderate TMD and 10 (7.5%) severe TMD. The values obtained by the PSQI indicated that 70 (34.5%) students had good sleep quality, 113 (55.7%) had poor sleep quality and only 20 (9.9%) had bad sleep quality. Students with poor sleep quality had 2.89 more probabilities of developing TMD (CI:158-5.32).
CONCLUSION:
Data revealed an association between TMD and poor sleep quality in higher education health students. The dissemination of these results among populations subject to great emotional stress, such as higher education students, has proved to be of great importance, so that preventive strategies can be adopted.
Keywords:
Epidemiology; Sleep quality; Temporomandibular disorder; University students