Ethnic Variations in Temporomandibular Disorder Symptoms, Oral Behaviours, Personality Traits, and Psychosocial Profiles Among Young Adults: Insights From a Comparative Analysis
In young adults, both TMD pain and high oral overuse behaviour are linked to psychological distress (ORs < 1.19) and somatization (ORs < 1.14). Ethnicity was not independently associated but may still hold relevance in multicultural contexts.
Authors
- Adrian Ujin Yap (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0361-6209)
- Zuraiza Mohamad Zaini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9160-9625)
- Kathreena Kadir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0904-2501)
- Abd Aziz Alias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8847-8786)
- Jamaludin Marhazlinda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1177-1508)
- Siew Wui Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9889-3526)
- Nur Hafizah Hanem Binti Zubair
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
- 2025-10-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/joor.70067
- Primary Topic
- Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00