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Association between Stress at Work and Temporomandibular Disorders: A Systematic Review.
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- Online validation of DC/TMD Axis II questionnaires for assessing temporomandibular disorders.Journal of oral & facial pain and headache · 2026Article
- The Relationship Between Work-Related Stress and Temporomandibular Disorders-Related Symptoms in Japanese Working Population.Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Temporomandibular Disorder in Domestic Waste Collectors: Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Stress and salivary cortisol levels among temporomandibular disorders: a case-control study.Journal of oral & facial pain and headache · 2025Article
- Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Temporomandibular Disorder Patients and Healthy Subjects-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Lifespan of Splints in a Sample of German Soldiers Hospitalised with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Combination with Sleep Bruxism and Painful Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD).Oral health & preventive dentistry · 2024Observational
- Impact of chronic painful temporomandibular disorders on quality of life.Journal of oral & facial pain and headache · 2024Article
- Temporomandibular Disorders Management-What's New? A Scoping Review.Dentistry journal · 2024Article
- Impact of professional, recreational and nonsinging on temporomandibular disorders - a comparative study based on a self-assessment questionnaire.Head & face medicine · 2024Article
- Dental caries, oral hygiene status and deleterious habits among migrant construction workers of Belagavi, India.Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene · 2024Article
- Job demands and temporomandibular disorders: mediating and moderating effects of psychological distress and recovery experiences.Journal of occupational health · 2024Article
- The relationship between oxidative stress markers and temporomandibular disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2024Review
- Physical manifestations of stress in women. Correlations between temporomandibular and pelvic floor disorders.PloS one · 2024Observational
- DC/TMD Axis I diagnostic subtypes in TMD patients from Confucian heritage cultures: a stratified reporting framework.Clinical oral investigations · 2023Article
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- Evaluation of Clinical Symptoms Improvement by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Using a Smartphone Application in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorder.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) have been traditionally associated with psychosocial factors; however, occupational stress as a factor related to TMD has not been adequately assessed in the literature. The aim was to investigate the association between stress at work and TMD on adult paid workers. An electronic search included PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, and LILACS databases. Manual searches in the included articles' reference and gray literature were performed. There were no restrictions regarding language or publication period. The inclusion criteria comprised observational studies with paid workers of any category, of both sexes, above 18 years old, assessing occupational stress/stress or distress and TMD as diagnosis or isolated signs and symptoms. Methodological quality was evaluated using Joanna Briggs tools. We narratively assessed the evidence using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) approach. We collected 12 studies. 50% reported a positive association between stress and TMD diagnostic across various job categories. On the other hand, TMJ sounds (a TMD sign) and work stress were associated only in a musicians' population. However, the shortage of eligible articles and the methodological limitations provided a very low certainty of the evidence; only 4 of the studies used validated tools for both stress and TMD (2 reporting positive association). The association between stress and TMD is inconclusive by the available data. In the future, we expect more robust epidemiologic studies addressing these relevant aspects.
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