Temporomandibular Disorder Symptoms in Prospective Orthodontic Patients: Correlations With Treatment Needs, Psychosocial Distress, Jaw Function and Oral Health‐Related Quality of Life
High JFL was significantly associated with age, sex, race, TMD symptom severity and the nature of malocclusion. Conversely, low OHRQoL was significantly related to age, somatic symptom burden and JFL. Routine TMD screening is essential for prospective orthodontic patients given their high prevalence.
Authors
- Adrian Ujin Yap (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0361-6209)
- Kathreena Kadir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0904-2501)
- Abd Aziz Alias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8847-8786)
- Zamri Radzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3177-7918)
- Aziz Khakimov
Institutions
- SingHealth (SG)
- Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (SG)
- University of Malaya (MY)
- Duke-NUS Medical School (SG)
- National Dental Centre of Singapore (SG)
- National University Health System (SG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Oral Rehabilitation
- Published
- 2025-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/joor.70049
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.14