측두하악장애(Temporomandibular Disorder, TMD) 환자의 불안에 대한 연구

The Study on Anxiety of Patients with Temporomandibular Disorder(TMD)

Objective : The aim of this study is to investigate whether patients with temporomandibular disorder have more anxiety than normal people. Methods : Patients group(n=50) with TMD and normal group(n=30) without TMD and other disease completed STAI(State-Trait Anxiety Inventory), and there was comparison of mean scores between patients and normal groups. Results : The mean of total STAI scores of patients group was 91.32±20.32, whereas that of normal group was 81.27±12.97(p<0.01). The mean of state-anxiety scores of patients group was 45.68±11.30, whereas that of normal group was 40.70±7.28(p<0.05). The mean of trait-anxiety scores of patients group was 45.64±10.02, whereas that of normal group was 40.57±7.22(p<0.05). Conclusion : There was a tendency that patients with TMD had more anxiety. So, doctors had better give attention to patients anxiety when they treat the patients with TMD.