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ArticlePain research & management2020

Self-Perceived Dentists' Knowledge of Temporomandibular Disorders in Krakow: A Pilot Study.

Magdalena Osiewicz, Paulina Kojat, Maria Gut, Zuzanna Kazibudzka, Jolanta Pytko-Polończyk

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Article in Pain research & management, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Magdalena OsiewiczDepartment of Integrated Dentistry, Dental Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-8108-4546
Paulina KojatStudents Scientific Group of Integrated Dentistry at the Department of Integrated Dentistry, Dental Institute, Jagiellonian University, Medical College, Krakow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-0274-9184
Maria GutStudents Scientific Group of Integrated Dentistry at the Department of Integrated Dentistry, Dental Institute, Jagiellonian University, Medical College, Krakow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-9217-4419
Zuzanna KazibudzkaStudents Scientific Group of Integrated Dentistry at the Department of Integrated Dentistry, Dental Institute, Jagiellonian University, Medical College, Krakow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-3374-5231
Jolanta Pytko-PolończykDepartment of Integrated Dentistry, Dental Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
Jagiellonian University · PL

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Abstract

Introduction: The most common nondental orofacial pain conditions are temporomandibular disorders (TMDs). TMD basic examination and clinical management are included in a curriculum of each dentistry programme taught in Poland, but it is not clear how the dentists cope with diagnosis and possible treatment in their routine dental practices. The objective of the present study was to assess a level of self-perceived knowledge of TMD amongst dentists in Poland. Results: Only 6.5% of the participants identified their TMD knowledge as very good, 32.3% assessed it as good, 39.3% thought it was sufficient, 20.4% as insufficient, and 1.49% considered it as poor. 9.4% of all participants have attempted to diagnose and treat TMD patients very often, 26.4% declared performing it often, 45.8% rarely, and 18.4% had never made such an attempt. There was a significant relationship between the dentists' knowledge and their attempts at diagnosing and treating TMD patients ( Conclusion: The level of TMD knowledge amongst the Polish dentists is still insufficient. Raising its level would considerably help the dentists to refer their patients to right specialists for a diagnosis and TMD treatment and/or interdisciplinary management of TMD patients.

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DentistsHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeTemporomandibular Joint DisordersAdultFemaleHumansMalePilot ProjectsPolandSurveys and Questionnaires

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