Prevalence and Severity of the Temporomandibular Disorder among Senior High School Students in Indonesia

Abstract

To investigate the prevalence of temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) and oral behavioral activity among students of Senior High School in Bone regency Indonesia. A total of 717 (450 female and 267 male) students of the Five Senior High School Bone regency have participated in this study. A questionnaire-based Fonseca Index was adopted to identify the severity of temporomandibular disorders. TMDs are classified with mild, moderate, and severe related to the final scores. Oral behavior activity was checked by using a questionnaire from RDC-TMD. According to the Fonseca Index, 75.2% of students are suffering from TMD in various stages. For females, 66.2% were mild, 12.0% moderate, and 1.1% severe, and for males, 55.8% were mild, 11.2% moderate, and 1.1% severe. A high number of TMD were found in Senior High School students, and the female was more dominant for TMD than the male students.