PREVALENCE OF BURNOUT SYNDROME AND ITS ASSOCIATION TO TEMPOROMANDIBULAR DYSFUNCTION (TMD) IN DENTAL STUDENTS

• Published in: Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology Vol. 130; no. 3; pp. e278 - e279
• Main Authors: MELO, ANA CAROLINA RODRIGUES DE, NUNES, FABRíCIA MICKELE RODRIGUES, PINTO, PRISCILLA SARMENTO, BONAN, PAULO ROGERIO FERRETI, BATISTA, ANDRé ULISSES DANTAS
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01-09-2020
• ISSN: 2212-4403; 2212-4411
• DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2020.04.766

Objective: To verify the prevalence of burnout syndrome and to associate it with temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD) in a sample of dental students from a public university. Study Design: A cross-sectional study with a sample of 108 volunteers. Data was collected by evaluating the signs and symptoms of TMD using the Fonseca index (DMF) and Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD) axis I and II; for burnout syndrome, a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Maslach Burnout Inventory (student version) were used. Data were analyzed using chi-square and Fisher exact test (P< .05). Results: Burnout prevalence was 12.1%, and it was associated with “thought of giving up the course” (P = .01), but there was no association with TMD, sex, sociodemographic characteristics, the need for TMD treatment, depression, and emotional tension. TMD prevalence was 84.1%, by DMF index, and 50.9%, by RDC/TMD. The most prevalent clinical diagnoses were arthralgia (26.9%) followed by myofascial pain (14.8%) and disc displacement with reduction (13%). A total of 47.2% of the students presented with depression, 30.6% moderate and 17.6% severe. TMD was associated with the year of the course (P = .015). Conclusion: There was no significant association between burnout and TMD, however, more studies are necessary in order to understand the risk factors and avoid the repercussions of the syndrome in the student’s life.