Nicolly Márcia Nunes da Silva, Letícia Bojikian Calixtre, Camila Rodrigues Dos Santos, Francisco Locks
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Abstract
Background: Sedentary work is a potential health risk factor and may exacerbate painful complaints, while physical activity may serve as a preventive factor for the onset and worsening of musculoskeletal disorders. However, there is scarce evidence on how engaging in leisure physical activity may influence the reporting of temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD) symptoms.
Objective: To assess the association between the level of physical activity and TMD symptoms in office workers.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional study, 225 office workers of both sexes, aged over 18 years, participated in the study. The mean age was 33.65 (± 9.31) years, with a predominantly female sample (67.1%). The TMD Pain Screener determined the presence/absence of TMD symptoms, and the Baecke Habitual Physical Activity Questionnaire (BQHPA) determined the level of physical activity as high/moderate/low.
Results: 25.3% of the total sample presented TMD symptoms, of which 19.1% were women. The total BQHPA score showed that 35.5% of the total sample had a high level of physical activity. Regression analysis revealed no association between TMD symptoms and the level of leisure physical activity.
Conclusion: Office workers exhibited a low prevalence of TMD symptoms, and the presence of TMD symptoms was not associated with the level of physical activity.
期刊介绍:
Journal of Oral Rehabilitation aims to be the most prestigious journal of dental research within all aspects of oral rehabilitation and applied oral physiology. It covers all diagnostic and clinical management aspects necessary to re-establish a subjective and objective harmonious oral function.
Oral rehabilitation may become necessary as a result of developmental or acquired disturbances in the orofacial region, orofacial traumas, or a variety of dental and oral diseases (primarily dental caries and periodontal diseases) and orofacial pain conditions. As such, oral rehabilitation in the twenty-first century is a matter of skilful diagnosis and minimal, appropriate intervention, the nature of which is intimately linked to a profound knowledge of oral physiology, oral biology, and dental and oral pathology.
The scientific content of the journal therefore strives to reflect the best of evidence-based clinical dentistry. Modern clinical management should be based on solid scientific evidence gathered about diagnostic procedures and the properties and efficacy of the chosen intervention (e.g. material science, biological, toxicological, pharmacological or psychological aspects). The content of the journal also reflects documentation of the possible side-effects of rehabilitation, and includes prognostic perspectives of the treatment modalities chosen.