Knowledge and Attitudes regarding Temporomandibular Disorders among Postgraduate Dental Students and Practicing Dentists in Western China: A Questionnaire-Based Observational Investigation
Table 1
The demographic characteristics of the 255 participants included in the analysis.
Postgraduate students
Dentists
N
132
123
Age, mean ± SD
25.43 ± 1.92
35.46 ± 8.31
Gender, n (%)
Male
89 (67.42%)
92 (74.80%)
Female
43 (32.58%)
31 (25.20%)
Department, n (%)
General dentistry
6 (4.54%)
66 (53.66%)
Oral medicine
33 (25.00%)
20 (16.26%)
Prosthodontics
30 (22.73%)
5 (4.07%)
Oral surgery
16 (12.12%)
13 (10.57%)
Orthodontics
41 (31.06%)
7 (5.69%)
TMJ
1 (0.76%)
1 (0.81%)
Two or more departments
5 (3.79%)
11 (8.94%)
TMD education, n (%)
32 (24.24%)
18 (14.63%)
Occlusion education, n (%)
40 (30.30%)
23 (18.70%)
SD: standard deviation; TMJ: temporomandibular joint; TMD: temporomandibular disorders.
