Research Article

Prevalence and Correlation between TMD Based on RDC/TMD Diagnoses, Oral Parafunctions and Psychoemotional Stress in Polish University Students

Table 5

Comparison of answers to selected questions of the questionnaire in the group of students exhibiting muscle disorders.

Selected questionSelected RDC/TMD diagnoses
GROUP I
Muscle disorders
I (total)IaIb

Emotional burden
 Yes 58 (13%) 48 (11%) 10 (3%)
 No24 (5%)20 (4%)4 (<1%)
Fatigue and tightness of the facial muscles
 Yes44 (10%) 38 (8%) 6 (1%)
 No38 (8%)30 (7%)8 (2%)
Cervical muscle pain
 Yes55 (12%) 43 (9%) 12 (3%)
 No27 (6%)25 (5%)2 (<1%)
Headache
 Yes50 (11%) 39 (9%) 11 (2%)
 No32 (7%)29 (6%)3 (<1%)

comparison between group I (total) and students without muscle disorders; # comparison between group IIa and students without muscle disorders; comparison between group Ib and students without muscle disorders; comparison between percentage of “yes” answers with percantage of “no” answers in the RDC/TMD group; (%) percentage off all respondents.