Assessment of the Alterations in Craniovertebral Angle Attributed to Continued Digital Usage as an Etiology for Temporomandibular Joint Disorders in North Indian Population: A Pilot Case-Control Study
Context: Alterations in the craniovertebral angle (CVA) affect the neutral head position setting in a cascade of changes in the cranio-cervico-mandibular complex. Objectives: This study correlates TMDs with forward head posture (FHP), digital usage, and neck pain. Methods and Material: Seventy subje...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2024-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jiaomr.jiaomr_192_24 |
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| Summary: | Context:
Alterations in the craniovertebral angle (CVA) affect the neutral head position setting in a cascade of changes in the cranio-cervico-mandibular complex.
Objectives:
This study correlates TMDs with forward head posture (FHP), digital usage, and neck pain.
Methods and Material:
Seventy subjects of the age group 30-40 were given a standardized questionnaire for TMD assessment followed by a thorough clinical examination of TMJ complex. Thereafter, subjects were divided into two groups. Standardized questionnaires were recorded for neck pain and digital usage. Furthermore, CVA was evaluated by a universal goniometer.
Statistical Analysis:
One-way ANOVA, unpaired t test, Shapiro–Wilk test, Pearson Coefficient, and Leven’s test were used.
Results:
In the study group, the prevalence of FHP was 94.2%. There was a significant association between FHP and screen time, neck pain as well as TMDs. However, the association between screen time and TMDs was insignificant.
Conclusions:
TMDs should be managed using the holistic approach which incorporates a reduction in digital usage, correction of posture, therapeutics for cervicofacial muscles, and TMJ. |
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| ISSN: | 0972-1363 0975-1572 |