The aim of this study was to measure the illness cognition of patients with defect in the maxillofacial region. Eighty patients participated in this study. Written informed consent was obtained from patients with maxillofacial area defect, and the patients were filled in with the guidance of the researchers. Illness Cognition Questionnaire (ICQ), forms measuring the illness awareness of the patients were completed. The study was conducted independently of demographic characteristics. The statistical software SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences, Version 20, Chicago IL, USA) was used for calculations. At the end of the study, ICQ scores in patients with maxillofacial defect were as follows: There was a statistically significant intra class correlation of 88.6% (0.843-0.942) among the Helplessness scale scores of the participants. There was a statistically significant intra class correlation of 80.3% (0.728-0.863) among the Acceptance scale scores of the participants. There was a statistically significant intra class correlation of 0.752 % (0,657-0,827) among the Perceived benefits scale scores of the participants. Patients with maxillofacial defects will focus on the disease cognition "Helplessness" category. In patients with relationship maxillofacial defect, the rate of helplessness (88.6%) was higher than acceptance (80.3%) and perceived benefit (0,752 %).
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate of the dimensional accuracy of Polyvinylsiloxane (PVS) impression materials (Spirias, Imicryl, Konya, Turkey and Variotime, Heraeus, Hanau, Germany) by using stone models after different pouring time (1 hour and 24 hours). Methods: A standard maxillary dentulous acrylic model was selected as master model. Two linear measurements were selected on each sample for the evaluation of the models (x: 13-23 distance, y: 13-26 distance). A total of 40 samples were divided into 4 groups according to the impression brands and pouring time (n=10). All of measurements were made with CEREC SW 4.2.3 software (Sirona Dental System, GmbH, Bensheim, Germany) using “distance” tools of the programme. Statistical analysis was performed by using the IBM SPSS Statistics, Version 25 (IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, IBM Corporation, Armonk, NY). A value of p<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The relationship between different pouring times (1 hour and 24 hours) was not statistically significant (p>0.05). When the paired relations with the master model are evaluated, t test and p values show that there is statistically significant difference (p<0.05). Conclusion: When compared with the main model, PVS materials for both brands show dimensional distortion. For PVS impression materials, the pouring of the impressions does not make any difference.
Background: Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) is a term covering heterogeneous musculoskeletal disorders, including the temporomandibular joint and related structures. Pain is a common symptom in TMD. Chronic pain is a condition that affects the physical, psychological, cognitive and social domains of people who frequently have negative effects on quality of life. Illness cognitions is defined that patients who have a chronic illness have their own beliefs about their illness. In another saying, illness cognitions contain patient's perception and understanding of the disease and its treatment. Material and Methods: This study was performed on 80 patients who applied to clinic with chronic TMD disorder. A written consent was obtained from the appropriate participants and the Illness Cognition Questionnaire (ICQ) forms were filled in by the patients under the guidance of the researchers. The statistical software SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences, Version 20, Chicago IL, USA) was used. Results: ICQ subscores of individuals with TMD: The mean score was 16.95 (SD = 4.05) for helplessness, 10.36 (SD = 3.14) for acceptance, and 15.55 (SD = 3.70) for perceived benefits. There was a statistically significant intraclass correlation of 93.8% (0.915-0.957) among the Acceptance and 92.5% (0.896-0.948) among the Perceived benefits scale scores of the participants. Conclusion: Psychological interventions that can create a positive perception against TMD and highlight the ability to overcome problem-oriented TMD, can prevent the disease from controlling the daily life of people with TMD in a positive way and can help to affect the health promotion process positively.
Aim: Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are a class of degenerative musculoskeletal conditions associated with morphological and functional deformities. Although TMDs symptoms occur in about 25% of the population, very few individuals consult a specialist for the treatment. Patients are looking for different ways of acquiring information. One of these methods is social media. New definitions have entered our lives with Instagram. "Hashtag" is one of them that provides a quick link to related articles, content, and videos. The aim of this study was to determine the use of Instagram about TMD as well as to evaluate the content of the most frequently viewed video shares related to TMD using hashtag "#temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder." Materials and Methods: On December 17, 2019, #TMJ disorder which is the most shared hashtag related to TMD was searched in Instagram. In this study, first 80 video was preferred, but some videos were excluded due to irrelevant (4) and no-English (8). The remaining 68 video sources are divided into three categories by the researcher; non-professional, professional, and news. Results: "Number of views" is the most in professionals (10179.7), then the news (9439,5) and nonprofessionals (4385.4) are the least. Although "number of like" is the same ranking (195.7-103.8-62.3), "number of comment" shows an increase in non-professionals (12.8-7.6-9.2). Conclusion: Videos shared by professionals are more common in TMD-related videos in Instagram. Health professionals need to be careful to create a reliable resource for patients. The content of the videos was also found poor about what can be done to avoid TMD. In addition to treatment-oriented videos, the number of videos including preventive options should increase.
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