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KMID : 0355220080330010075
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Journal of Korean Academy Oral Medicine
2008 Volume.33 No. 1 p.75 ~ p.83
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The Effects of Established-Knowledge of Temporomandibular Disorders on Initial Treatment
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Ok Seung-Joon
Tae Il-Ho
Ko Myung-Yun
An Yong-U
Suh Bong-Jik
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Abstract
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There was a research to make it sure that among the contributing factors, the cognitive factor affects on TMD(temporomandibular disorders) or not, we used a questionnaire on new TMD patients who visited the Department of Oral Medicine at Pusan National University of Hospital(PNUH). Research was to identify the patients’ understanding of the TMD. 120 patients who visited PNUH from 2007 June to August were tested and following are the results.
1. Those who were in Jr. college or had higher scholarship showed higher understanding than those with final graduation of high school or had lower scholarship(p=0.129).
2. Percentage of high scorers (score of 16～20) were in Jr. college or had higher scholarship than those with final graduation of high school or had lower scholarship(p=0.098).
3. Both in those who scored higher than average and in those scored lower than average, there was no difference in the rate of previsit to local dental clinic, selection of special treatment(by professor), and attendance to next visit after their conservative treatment.
4. Patients who claimed that their symptom did not change after conservative treatment showed higher rate of pre-visit to local dentist(p=0.107) and selection of special treatment(by professor)(p=0.101) and many of them were in Jr. college or had higher scholarship(p=0.005).
5. The fact the patients who claimed their symptoms did not changed or got worsen had a tendency of higher scholarship showed that understanding of the TMD has little to do with the improvement of symptom and that TMD is a very complicated disease.
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KEYWORD
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Contributing factor, Cognitive factor, TMD
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