Evaluation of Knowledge among Dentists on Symptoms and Treatments of Temporomandibular Disorders in Italy

Meysamian Mozhdeh, Francesco Caroccia, Francesco Moscagiuri, Felice Festa and Michele D’Attilio
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Meysamian Mozhdeh: Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
Francesco Caroccia: Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
Francesco Moscagiuri: Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
Felice Festa: Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
Michele D’Attilio: Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 23, 1-6

Abstract: To determine the knowledge of general dentists and dental specialists on temporomandibular disorders (TMD) in Italy, a web-based questionnaire including 20 multiple- choice questions was sent to all general dental practitioners and specialists in Italy. Mean score of diagnosis and treatment knowledge of all participants was 23.8 ± 7.3 out of 40 achievable scores. There was a significant difference between the knowledge of dentists and the variables of sex, age, and years of experience ( p < 0.05). However, overall, it is not possible to state a significant difference between the final score of dentists with different specializations ( p = 0.89). The results of this study showed an acceptable knowledge of participants regarding TMD.

Keywords: temporomandibular joint; temporomandibular disorders; knowledge; dentist (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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