Smartphone Addiction and Temporomandibular Dysfunction

Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Smartphone Addiction

Treatments: Other: Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Form; Other: Pressure Pain Threshold Assessment; Other: Neck Disability Index; Other: Temporomandibular disorder; Other: Anterior posture of the head; Other: Temporomandibular Joint Pain

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06818318

2024-27

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full description

Firstly, the purpose of the research and the evaluation methods were explained to the students. Students who volunteered to participate in the study and met the inclusion criteria were included in the evaluation. Approval was obtained from the evaluated students with the 'Informed Voluntary Consent Form'. Then, the students will fill in the Descriptive Data Form. The risk of smartphone addiction of the students who filled out the Descriptive Data Form was assessed with the Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Form, TMD dysfunction status was assessed with the Fonseca Anamnestic Index, neck disability status was assessed with the Neck Disability Index, TMJ pain was assessed with the Numeric Pain Scale, head posture was assessed with a goniometer, and pressure pain threshold of the tenar and masseter muscles was assessed with an algometer. The evaluations took an average of 45 minutes for each student. The evaluations of the students were performed only once.

Enrollment: 110 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• To study at Bandirma Onyedi Eylül University
• Students between the ages of 18-30 years, whose voluntary consent was obtained and who use smartphones

Exclusion criteria

• Individuals undergoing masseter botox application
• Individuals diagnosed with TMJ disorder and/or bruxism
• Individuals with musculoskeletal system problems such as fractures of the hand, fingers, upper extremities and/or TMJ, rheumatoid disease with evidence of systemic, specific pathological conditions
• Individuals who have undergone any surgical operation related to hand, finger, upper extremity and/or TMJ problem
• Individuals who have received hand, finger, upper extremity and/or TMJ-related physiotherapy and rehabilitation services in less than 6 months
• Individuals with facial paralysis
• Individuals with diagnosed psychiatric illness.